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U.S. to start arming Syria rebels but still moving warily
Reuters* U.S. to arm vetted rebel groups * Assad gained initiative in recent weeks * White House says "red line" on chemical weapons crossed By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - After more than two years on the sidelines, President Barack Obama...Tags: Iran, Washington, DC, Central Intelligence Agency, Rebellions, United Nations
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Brent slips from near $105 on ample U.S. inventory, weak outlook
Reuters* U.S. data show underlying econ strength, but high inventories weigh * IEA says U.S. summer gasoline demand won't arrest falling consumption * Brent bounces more than $3 a barrel from week's low * Dollar in the doldrums after slumping to a fresh 4-...Tags: International Energy, Wars and Interventions, Inventories, Barack Obama, Foreign Exchange Market
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Data on chemical arms use by Syria's Assad fabricated - Russian MP
ReutersMOSCOW, June 14 (Reuters) - A senior pro-Kremlin Russian lawmaker said on Friday that information on the use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces was fabricated and suggested the United States would use it to justify...Tags: Weaponry, Barack Obama, White House, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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NATO says chemical weapons use in Syria breaks international law
ReutersBRUSSELS, June 14 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday the world had made clear that any use of chemical weapons in Syria was unacceptable and a breach of international law. "This is ... a matter of great concern," he...Tags: Weaponry, Crime, Law and Justice, International Relations, Laws, International Law
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NATO: chemical arms use in Syria breaks international law
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday the world had made clear that any use of chemical weapons in Syria was unacceptable and a breach of international law. "This is ... a matter of great concern," he told...Tags: Anders Fogh Rasmussen, United Nations, Crime, Law and Justice, International Organizations, NATO
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INSIGHT-France gambles on Syrian rebels as arms decision nears
Reuters(The following is an updated version of a report on Thursday) * Humanitarian, aid networks create rebel "cartography" * Reliability has been tested, better coordination needed * Studying how to track, destroy weapons remotely By John Irish PARIS,...Tags: Rebellions, Paris (France), Turkey, Free Syrian Army, Francois Hollande
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Insight: France gambles on Syrian rebels as arms decision nears
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - It's a warm day on the Turkish-Syrian border. France's recently recalled ambassador to Syria is incognito with his deputy and a security agent. After checking the surroundings are clear, the diplomat pulls out a stash of brown envelopes...Tags: Rebellions, Paris (France), Turkey, Free Syrian Army, Al-Qaeda
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Obama authorizes military support of Syrian rebels
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, U.S. officials said Thursday, after the White House disclosed that the United States has conclusive evidence President Bashar Assad's government used...Tags: Weaponry, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions
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U.S. studying Syria no-fly zone near Jordan border: diplomats
ReutersANKARA (Reuters) - The United States is studying setting up a limited no-fly zone in Syria close to the southern border with Jordan, two senior Western diplomats in Turkey said on Friday. Their comments, confirmed by a third regional diplomat, came after...Tags: Rebellions, Turkey, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Russia says U.S. claims of Syria chemical arms use unconvincing
ReutersMOSCOW, June 14 (Reuters) - Information the United States provided Russia over suspected use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces "does not look convincing", President Vladimir Putin's senior foreign policy adviser said on...Tags: U.S. Military, Moscow (Russia), Russia, Vladimir Putin
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Britain agrees with U.S. that chemical weapons been used in Syria
ReutersLONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Friday he agreed with an assessment by the United States that chemical weapons including sarin had been used in Syria by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. "The United...Tags: United Kingdom, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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Syria rebels say U.S. force needed to curb Assad
ReutersBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN, June 14 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels and activists say they fear President Bashar al-Assad's troops could resort to wider use of chemical weapons, unless the United States follows up on its pledge of military support with...Tags: Rebellions, Armed Conflicts, Religion and Belief, Revolutions, Islam
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