The Arab League summit in the Qatari capital Doha has given the green light on Tuesday to its members to send arms to the Syrian insurgents fighting the Syrian government

The Arab League summit in the Qatari capital Doha has given the green light on Tuesday to its members to send arms to the Syrian insurgents fighting the Syrian government.

The League issued a resolution at the summit, giving member states the right to offer the militants all the means of what it called self-defense, including weapons.

This comes as Syria’s foreign-backed opposition was also formally handed Syria’s seat at the summit.

Speaking at the meeting, the head of the so-called Syrian National Coalition (SNC), Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib, called on the United Nations to follow suit and give Syria's seat to the opposition.

Syrian media outlets condemned the move, calling it an illegal and a moral crime.

Syrian state television also said, "Qatar wants to bypass the rules of the Arab League by giving the seat of a founding member of the league to a coalition that obeys only the money and fuel of the Gulf and submits to American dictates."