Washington to arm Syrian rebels, officials say | The Times of Israel

President Barack Obama speaks on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense College. (photo credit: image capture/YouTube video)

The United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government, crossing what President Barack Obama has called a “red line” that would trigger greater American involvement in the crisis, the White House said.

In response, two US officials said Obama planned to send weapons and ammunition to bolster the rebel forces, though details were unclear. Sen. John McCain, who has been one of the strongest proponents of US intervention in Syria’s two-year civil war, said he also had been told of Obama’s decision to arm the rebels........

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