Opposition activists and world leaders have decried reports of retaliation attacks against residents who speak out to the U.N. monitors . The U.N. monitoring mission was `` dead on arrival , '' one analyst says . U.N. officials : Syria is refusing monitors from `` Friends of Syria '' countries . " This is a very good point. There are reports that those who speak to monitors may face retaliation . The head of the observer mission says all sides in the conflict must commit to peace .
The U.N. monitoring mission was `` dead on arrival , '' one analyst says . U.N. officials : Syria is refusing monitors from `` Friends of Syria '' countries . " This is a very good point. There are reports that those who speak to monitors may face retaliation . The head of the observer mission says all sides in the conflict must commit to peace .