Voice of America: EU Amends Syria Embargo to Allow Arming Rebels

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EU Amends Syria Embargo to Allow Arming Rebels May 27th 2013, 23:12 British Foreign Secretary William Hague says the 27-nation EU has agreed to amend an arms embargo on Syria to allow the arming of Syrian rebels trying to oust President Bashar al-Assad. Hague announced the agreement in Brussels Monday, at the end of marathon EU negotiations that exposed internal divisions about how much support to provide the rebels. Britain and France have been the main advocates of arming the Syrian rebels, while Austria and other nations had resisted such a move, fearing ... Media files: 8B3EF984-8922-4CA2-80CD-320705C619A9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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