Rebels get Obama's support
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August 3, 2012, Friday
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PRESIDENT Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing United States support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar Assad and his government, US sources familiar with the matter said.
Obama's order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence "finding," broadly permits the Central Intelligence Agency and other US agencies to provide support that could help the rebels oust Assad.
The State Department, meanwhile, said on Wednesday the US government had set aside a total of US$25 million for "non-lethal" assistance to the Syrian opposition. A US official said that was mostly for communications equipment, including encrypted radios.
The US has also set aside US$64 million in humanitarian assistance for the Syrian people, including contributions to the World Food Program, the International Committee of the Red Cross and other aid agencies.
Also, the US Treasury confirmed it had granted authorization to the Syrian Support Group, Washington representative of one of the most active rebel factions, the Free Syrian Army, to conduct financial transactions on the rebel group's behalf.
Obama's order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence "finding," broadly permits the Central Intelligence Agency and other US agencies to provide support that could help the rebels oust Assad.
The State Department, meanwhile, said on Wednesday the US government had set aside a total of US$25 million for "non-lethal" assistance to the Syrian opposition. A US official said that was mostly for communications equipment, including encrypted radios.
The US has also set aside US$64 million in humanitarian assistance for the Syrian people, including contributions to the World Food Program, the International Committee of the Red Cross and other aid agencies.
Also, the US Treasury confirmed it had granted authorization to the Syrian Support Group, Washington representative of one of the most active rebel factions, the Free Syrian Army, to conduct financial transactions on the rebel group's behalf.
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