Ahmed Mustafa al Dabi Live Blog

The head of the Arab League mission has expressed satisfaction with the monitors' effort.

"I swear by God, I am fully satisfied with myself and with all those on the mission in Syria," Sudanese General Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi told reporters on a brief return to his homeland.

"There is a campaign against the mission and against the head of the mission and there are some allegations against it, but all of this is untrue," Dabi said, adding critics did not understand the observers' role.

Dabi described the situation in the country as  "war" and said he had seen "some evidence of torture".