Obama signs covert order on Syria
By Agencies in Washington, New York, Beirut and London | China Daily | Updated: 2012-08-03 07:53
A woman walks through rubble from a building in Aleppo that was destroyed by shelling from forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on Wednesday. Goran Tomasevic / Reuters |
US President Barack Obama has signed a covert document authorizing US support for Syrian rebels locked in a battle to overthrow beleaguered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, reports said on Wednesday.
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