From the Liveblog of
Monday, September 9, 2013
US now arming Syrian rebels
- See more Times of Israel on Google - add us as a Preferred Source
Syrian opposition forces began receiving weapons from the United States about two weeks ago, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.morning.
The shipments of light weapons began arriving shortly after the alleged chemical attack on August 21 that reportedly killed some 1,400 people. At that point, President Barack Obama began seriously mulling US military intervention.
In June, the US announced that it would begin to arm the rebels after Obama said he had “conclusive evidence” that Syrian President Bashar Assad had employed chemical weapons in smaller scale attacks several times during the year.
This shipment marks the first time since the announcement in June that weapons have in fact been sent to to Syrian opposition forces from the US, the report said.
Asher Zeiger
The Times of Israel Community.