Citing U.S. Fears, Arab Allies Limit Syrian Rebel Aid
In an exclusive report in Sunday’s New York Times, Robert F. Worth writes that
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been funneling money and small arms to Syrian rebels
for months but that they have not provided heavier weapons, like shoulder-fired
missiles, that could allow opposition fighters to bring down government
aircraft, take out armored vehicles and turn the war’s tide.
The countries have held back, officials in both nations said, in part because
they have been discouraged by the United States, which fears the heavier weapons
could end up in the hands of terrorists. As a result, the rebels have just
enough weapons to maintain a stalemate, and the war grinds on. Providing rebels
with heavier weapons “has to happen,” Khalid al-Attiyah, a state minister for
foreign affairs in Qatar, said. “But first we need the backing of the United
States, and preferably the U.N.”
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