EU Allowing Arms Sales to Syrian Rebels Under U.K. Pressure
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European Union governments gave the go-ahead for weapons sales to the Syrian opposition, seeking to increase pressure on Bashar al-Assad’s regime after two years of civil war.
The U.K., the prime mover behind the EU decision, said that it wouldn’t immediately start to supply the rebels with arms and that other economic sanctions will be prolonged by 12 months.