After Arab League vote, US ‘skeptical’ Syria's Assad will make concessions

May 8, 2023 WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has voiced concern over the Arab League's welcoming of Syria back into the fold after more than a decade of isolation, but stopped short of condemning the decision made by some of its Arab partners. On Sunday, the 22-member Arab League voted in defiance of the United States to re-admit Syria, whose membership was suspended in November 2011 following the government's violent crackdown on the mass uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule. The decision now clears the way for Saudi Arabia to formally extend an invitation for Assad to attend next Sunday's…