Syria: Arab League mission in crisis - Wednesday 11 January• French journalist dies in attack in Homs • Monitor resigns in protest at farcical mission • UN official: killings have risen despite monitoring mission • Assad makes surprise appearance at rally in Damascus • Read the latest summary Bashar Assad addresses supporters during a rally at a central square in Damascus, Syria Photograph: Muzaffar Salman/AP 8.26am: (all times GMT) Welcome to Middle East
