Post by peterd on Dec 10, 2012 9:51:11 GMT -8
Syria: new opposition head Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib meets with EU foreign ministers
European foreign ministers are being briefed by the head of the newly-formed Syrian opposition group today amid mounting concern the Syrian leader will unleash chemical weapons in a bid to end months of rebellion, according to CNN.
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Syria's state-run press today reported "serious fear" discussions over chemical weapons represent an effort to frame the regime after US President Barack Obama said their use would cross a "red line" and elicit a strong US response, said CNN.
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/syria/121210/syria-new-opposition-head-meets-eu-foreign-ministers
European foreign ministers are being briefed by the head of the newly-formed Syrian opposition group today amid mounting concern the Syrian leader will unleash chemical weapons in a bid to end months of rebellion, according to CNN.
More from GlobalPost: Al Qaeda-linked radicals help Syrian rebels capture army base
Syria's state-run press today reported "serious fear" discussions over chemical weapons represent an effort to frame the regime after US President Barack Obama said their use would cross a "red line" and elicit a strong US response, said CNN.
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/syria/121210/syria-new-opposition-head-meets-eu-foreign-ministers