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Seattle Times, 20.04.13 09:06 UTC

US officials: More nonlethal aid to Syrian rebels

As the U.S. prepares to provide far more nonlethal aid to opposition forces in Syria, the regime of President Bashar Assad faces a new threat from European nations that could determine whether a stronger international intervention might be attempted.

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Seattle Times, 19.04.13 20:21 UTC

US set to expand nonlethal aid to Syrian rebels

The United States is poised to significantly expand its non-lethal military aid to the Syrian opposition as European nations weigh easing an arms embargo to potentially supply the rebels with arms and increase pressure on President Bashar Assad to step down.