Arming of Syria rebels gains momentum

Roula Khalaf
FT.com
Friday, June 8, 2012

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Gulf-backed moves to arm Syria’s opposition are gaining momentum amid growing flows of funds and weapons and a better organisation of deliveries to fighters on the ground.

The stepped-up arming of the opposition comes as world powers scramble to find common ground to impose an end to President Bashar al-Assad’s escalating crackdown on a 15-month uprising.

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