Assad’s forces are using incendiary weapons against the rebels in highly populated areas, a form of weapon that causes severe burns and has been banned by 106 countries.
The Syrian National Coalition needs more than just words of support from the US and elsewhere to gain control of the country and start to find any form of stability
The nearly two-year conflict in Syria has taken tens of thousands of lives, destroyed entire neighbourhoods and sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing. But more quietly, it has also eaten away at the country’s healthcare system.
Whilst some support is being funnelled to the rebels in Syria from Turkey and Saudi Arabia, they remain hugely out-gunned…
The US and its allies have hired contractors to train some Syrian rebel brigades in chemical weapons security according to diplomats and a US official that deal directly with developments in the country.