Syria's opposition National Coalition has taken the country's official seat at the Arab League summit in Qatar.
The delegation led by Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, who has said he will resign as head of the coalition, were applauded as they formally assumed the seat.
Mr Khatib called it "part of the restoration of legitimacy" that Syrians had "long been robbed of".
The move has enraged Damascus who accused the League of handing the seat to "bandits and thugs".
The government of Bashar al-Assad was suspended by the Arab League in November 2011 in response to its crackdown on the opposition.
Emotional speechSyria's National Coalition was formally invited to assume the seat by summit president, the Emir of Qatar, as the two-day meeting opened in Doha.
Mr Khatib was joined by the opposition's recently-elected interim Prime Minister Ghassan Hitto and two other prominent opposition figures George Sabra and Suheir Atassi.
The Syrian flag was replaced at the country's official seat with the flag being used by the opposition.
In an emotional speech, Mr Khatib said the Syrian people were paying the price of liberty with their own blood.
He said he had asked the US to play a bigger role in resolving the conflict, and urged them to provide Patriot surface-to-air missiles to help protect rebel-held areas in the north of Syria.
Their seat at the Arab League comes at a time of disarray within the top ranks of the opposition National Council.
Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib announced his resignation on Sunday - so far rejected by the coalition.
He has accused world powers of failing to adequately protect the Syrian people.
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