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Fears of Syrian civil war deepen; U.S. aids opposition
Source: Reuters
Fears of Syrian civil war deepen; U.S. aids opposition
By Michelle Nichols and Erika Solomon
UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT | Tue May 8, 2012 6:42pm EDT
(Reuters) - Security forces killed at least 10 people in fighting across Syria on Tuesday, activists said, in a 14-month-old revolt that international mediator Kofi Annan, the Red Cross and Arab League warned was deteriorating into a civil war.
Clashes between government forces and rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad raged overnight in Syrian towns and flared again during the day, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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"We are increasing our support to unify and strengthen the opposition through non-lethal assistance."
The United States has said it is already giving the Syrian opposition logistical and communications help, but it has shied away from providing arms.
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By Michelle Nichols and Erika Solomon
UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT | Tue May 8, 2012 6:42pm EDT
(Reuters) - Security forces killed at least 10 people in fighting across Syria on Tuesday, activists said, in a 14-month-old revolt that international mediator Kofi Annan, the Red Cross and Arab League warned was deteriorating into a civil war.
Clashes between government forces and rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad raged overnight in Syrian towns and flared again during the day, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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"We are increasing our support to unify and strengthen the opposition through non-lethal assistance."
The United States has said it is already giving the Syrian opposition logistical and communications help, but it has shied away from providing arms.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/08/us-syria-idUSBRE8470O020120508
