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February 28, 2013

U.S. Increases Aid to Syrian Rebels; Training Underway in Regional Country 
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The Obama administration is increasing aid to rebels fighting Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad. The Washington Post reports the United States
may provide military supplies, including body armor and armed vehicles.
Without revealing details, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney
confirmed plans to assist the rebels.

Jay Carney: "We will continue to provide assistance to the Syrian
people, to the Syrian opposition, we will continue to increase our
assistance in an effort to bring out a post-Assad Syria and a better
path forward for the Syrian people."

The New York Times reports U.S. training of Syrian rebels is underway at
a military base in an unspecified regional country. At a summit today in
Rome, Secretary of State John Kerry announced $60 million in new aid for
the Syrian opposition.

 

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