Syria rebels armed with new weapons

Syrian rebels announce that they have received new weapons supplies, which could lead to "changes" as is entitled to fighting with government forces in the country's civil war.

Speaking ahead of a meeting of the group of nations "Friends of Syria", on Saturday, Loyad Meqdad, a spokesman for the Free Syrian Army, refused to give details on the weapons for reporters, but was left to be said that they do not come from America.

The United States announced last week that it would supply Syrian rebels with "direct military assistance". The decision came after the White House said that there was sufficient evidence on attacks
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President Barack Obama said that the use of the weapons exceeded "red line", changing the line of policy towards the Syrian conflict.

Meqdad told AFP that the Free Syrian Army has begun to distribute arms to the front lines.

"We have received large amounts of new weapons, including some who have previously requested, which we believe will change the course of the fighting on the battlefield. Weapons will be used for one purpose only struggle against the regime of Bashar al-Assad, "said a