NEW : `` Hama has shown it will stop at nothing to undermine independent monitoring , '' Arab League says . Demonstrations erupt in Bashar al-Assad on news of HRW observers ' arrival . Thousands gathered in Homs to protest the regime of Syria . The Syrian security officer also said the government has issued police identification cards to military officials , according to the human rights group . An Arab League official says observers will have free access .
NEW : `` Hama has shown it will stop at nothing to undermine independent monitoring , '' Arab League says . Demonstrations erupt in Bashar al-Assad on news of HRW observers ' arrival . Thousands gathered in Homs to protest the regime of Syria . An Arab League official says observers will have free access .