{"id":13938,"date":"2013-06-11T13:33:15","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T12:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news1613067580\/news-sp-256\/iran-a-world\/13938-decision-on-arming-syrian-rebels-could-come-soon"},"modified":"2023-01-14T10:28:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T09:28:44","slug":"decision-on-arming-syrian-rebels-could-come-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/decision-on-arming-syrian-rebels-could-come-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Decision on Arming Syrian Rebels Could Come Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"syria-young\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-40095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/syria-young.gif\" border=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" style=\"float: left;margin: 5px\" \/>(WASHINGTON, ABC) -The White House could decide this week whether the U.S. will begin providing arms to the opposition forces in Syria as President Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s military appears to be gaining the upper hand after more than two years of fighting.<\/p>\n<p>A high-level meeting is scheduled for Wednesday between President Obama and his national security staff following groundwork prepared by the Departments of State and Defense.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Assad&#8217;s chances of remaining in power have taken a marked upturn since his government began employing the services of Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon and began receiving more advanced weaponry from allies Russia and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The Obama administration has been reluctant to arm the rebels in fear that groups with al Qaeda links could ultimately receive arsenals intended for those seeking a democratic Syria free of militant Islamic ties.<\/p>\n<p>However, while Obama will be presented with a wide variety of options, it&#8217;s believed he&#8217;ll approve some weaponry for moderate rebel forces, under very strict guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>While the assistance will undoubtedly be welcomed, it could prove to be too little, too late if the Syrian military keeps making gains.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, pro-government forces took control of the strategic western town of Qusair and are now poised to make a move on the city of Homs, one of the flashpoints of the uprising against al-Assad&#8217;s rule that began in March 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(WASHINGTON, ABC) -The White House could decide this week whether the U.S. will begin providing arms to the opposition forces in Syria as President Bashar al-Assad&rsquo;s military appears to be [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[175],"class_list":{"0":"post-13938","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-iran-a-world","7":"tag-updated"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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