Controversy Surrounds Arab League's Decision to Readmit Syria

The decision to allow Syria back into the Arab League has sparked anger among many residents of opposition-held northern Syria and members of the country’s political opposition, who see it as a vindication of the government’s attacks against them during a now 12-year war. Some Arab states have pushed to end al-Assad’s isolation and welcomed the decision, while others have opposed full normalization without a political solution to the Syrian conflict and want there to be conditions for Syria’s return.