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UK mulls arming Syrian rebels, Assad’s regime vows to fight ‘for years’ - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page

 
For half a century, Syrians lived in terror of the secret services, who held a vice-like grip over every aspect of daily life, but in March 2011 they finally threw off the shackles. (AFP)

Al Arabiya With Agencies - 
 
Britain said on Tuesday it could break with a European Union arms embargo on Syria to allow for arming opposition fighters as the regime of President Bashar al-Assad vowed to fight “for years.”

The arms embargo is part of a package of EU sanctions on Syria that currently roll over every three months, with the last extension achieved with the agreement of all 27 EU members on March 1.

Britain pushed for and won an agreement to amend the embargo to allow the supply of non-lethal equipment such as body armored vehicles to rebels, but warned that in future it might act alone.


UK mulls arming Syrian rebels, Assad’s regime vows to fight ‘for years’ - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page

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