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March 28, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/officials-arms-shipments-rise-syrian-rebels-203529946.html

Arms Shipments Rise to Syrian Rebels

(AP) Dale Gavlak and Jamal Halaby - Mideast powers opposed to President Bashar Assad have dramatically stepped up weapons supplies to Syrian rebels in coordination with the U.S. in preparation for a push on the capital of Damascus, officials and Western military experts said Wednesday. Two military experts said the weapons include more powerful, Croatian-made anti-tank guns and rockets. Arms trafficking expert Hugh Griffiths of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said the Croatian arms are a "major game changer." According to a senior Arab official whose government is participating, "The idea is that the rebels now have the necessary means to advance from different fronts - north from Turkey and south from Jordan - to close in on Damascus to unseat Assad."

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