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Syrian refugees could number in millions

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres says there could be two or three times the 1 million registered Syrian refugees outside the country by the end of 2013 if the rise in numbers continues at its current rate. Ref. Source 7

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UN Has to Condemn Terrorists' Attacks on Civilians, UN Forces:

The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry stressed the importance that the UN unequivocally condemns the attacks of the armed terrorist groups on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) observers and the civilians in the disengagement area in the Syrian Golan. Ref. Source 8

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U.S. Training Syrian Rebels In Jordan, Der Spiegel Reports:

Spiegel said it was not clear whether the Americans worked for private firms or were from the army but said some wore uniforms. The training focused on use of anti-tank weaponry. Ref. Source 6

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U.S.-trained Syrian rebels returning to fight: senior rebel source:

Most of the first contingent of Syrian rebels taught by U.S. Army and intelligence officers in Jordan to use anti-tank and anti-aircraft weaponry have finished their training and are now returning to Syria to fight, a senior rebel said on Thursday. Ref. Source 6

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Rep. Introduces bill supporting arming Syrian rebels

U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel introduced legislation Monday giving President Barack Obama the authority to provide rebels in Syria "Lethal equipment," which the United States has thus far avoided doing over the course of the two-year conflict. Ref. Source 8

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There is a "high probability" that Syria used chemical weapons against opposition forces, though verification is needed, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Tuesday.

The claims come amid pressure in the West to arm the rebels, long overmatched by the Syrian military and its allies.

The embattled government of President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday accused rebels of a deadly chemical weapon missile attack on the town of Khan al-Asal in Aleppo province. The opposition has accused al-Assad's forces of using such weapons.

The civil war -- which began two years ago after a government crackdown on Syrian protesters -- has left around 70,000 people dead, the United Nations says, and uprooted more than 1 million people. Ref. CNN

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The rebels say the government did it and the government says the rebels did it. Either way you have chemical weapons being used and no one is going to win against that. Hopefully no more chemical weapons are used by either side.

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Chemical Weapons Probably Used in Syria, Rogers Says:

"Over the last two years there is mounting evidence that it is probable that the Assad regime has used at least a small quantity of chemical weapons," Rogers, a Michigan Republican and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said today on CBS's "Face the Nation" program. Ref. Source 8