Debka: Obama Secretly Approved Shipment Of Anti-Tank Arms To Syria -- RT
This week’s NATO and G-8 Summits came and went without participating nations agreeing on a way to handle the uprising in Syria, but it is now being reported that the US may already be taking the matter into their own hands.
Military sources speaking with Israel’s Debka news agency report that the administration of US President Barack Obama has cut a deal with foreign intelligence that involves equipping Syrian rebels with modern anti-tank missiles. After 14 months of ongoing battles between the country’s leader, Bashar al-Assad, and opposition to his regime, suddenly the rebel forces are responding with weaponry reportedly sent with the blessing of President Obama.
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Update #1: US poised to vet possible arms for Syrian rebels -- AP
Update #2: Syrian rebels say Turkey is arming and training them -- The Telegraph
My Comment: If true .... this is a serious escalation of the conflict in Syria. One should expect even greater violence and bloodshed in the months to come.