Syrian Rebels Training On Anti-Aircraft Weapons In Jordan

Kelly McEvers and Rima Marrouch
npr.org
December 13, 2012

The U.S. has now formally recognized a new Syrian opposition group as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people. But the U.S. has repeatedly declined to provide weapons for rebels fighting President Bashar Assad’s army.

However, NPR has learned that there are movements behind the scenes. In Jordan, several Syrian sources said that Jordanian authorities, along with their U.S. and British counterparts, have organized training for Syrian rebels on sophisticated anti-aircraft weapons.

The Syrian sources would not identify the weapons or where they came from, but they indicated they were the kind of arms that could have a dramatic impact in the fight against Assad’s military.

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This article was posted: Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 11:09 am

Tags: foreign affairs, technology, terrorism, war

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