The US is to supply direct military aid to the Syrian opposition for the first time, the White House has announced.
President Obama made the decision after his administration concluded Syrian forces under Bashar al-Assad were using chemical weapons, a spokesman said.
Ben Rhodes did not give details about the military aid other than to say it would be “different in scope and scale to what we have provided before”.
The US had warned any use of chemical weapons would cross a “red line”.
The BBC’s Jim Muir in Beirut says the US announcement is one that the Syrian opposition has been pushing and praying for for months.
America now believes that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have used small quantities of chemical weapons, apparently crossing President Obama’s “red line”. After the experience of Iraq, many will question this until the “evidence” is made public. The BBC investigated one of these incidents, and establishing proof beyond doubt is extremely difficult.
The US says it will now increase “military support” to the armed opposition led by Gen Idris. What we do not know is whether that means providing weapons.
Categories: Americas, Arab World, Syria, United Nations, United States
Carla Del Ponte ‘stupefied by Syrian opposition sarin use’ was the headline previously.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22425058
Trouble is she mentioned that in the UN without clearance of the super power (US) who have their own version of the truth to suit their political aim.