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Obama administration supplies Syrian opposition with arms

PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2012 9:24 am
Author: alan131210
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The newspaper "Washington Post" U.S., late, on Tuesday, says that the Syrian dissidents who have been fighting the government of President Bashar al-Assad started to get better weapons and more in an effort to pay costs from the Gulf countries, and contribute to the coordination of the United States.

The newspaper quoted this information from activists of the opposition , U.S. officials and foreigners, according to the report of the agency "Reuters", on Wednesday.

The newspaper said that officials of the government of President Barack Obama asserted that "the United States does not provide opponents of lethal substances such as anti-tank weapons or are funded."

The officials reported that "The Obama administration expanded its contacts with the military forces of the opposition to the Gulf countries to provide assessments for the credibility of the opponents and the infrastructure of control centers and control."

The newspaper reported that a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is one of several U.S. officials and foreign talked about these efforts, which began to unfold on condition of anonymity, said: "We increase our assistance is deadly for the opposition, Syrian, and continue to coordinate our efforts with friends and allies in the region to achieve the greatest impact As we do collectively. "