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June 14, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-concludes-syrian-forces-used-chemical-weapons/2013/06/13/59b03c66-d46d-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html

U.S., Citing Use of Chemical Weapons by Syria, to Provide Direct Military Support to Rebels

(Washington Post) Karen DeYoung and Anne Gearan - The United States has concluded with "high certainty" that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in its fight against opposition forces, and President Obama has authorized direct U.S. military support to the rebels, the White House said Thursday. The expanded military support is expected initially to consist of light arms and ammunition. The chemical weapons assessment closes an awkward chapter for the Obama administration, in which it lagged behind two key European allies in reaching the same conclusion.

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