After representatives of the Syrian government expressed anger at the covert weapons flow, the United Nations' top mediator decided to discontinue the talks planned for Tuesday afternoon.
Reutersrevealed on Monday that the U.S. government is sending small arms, as well as the more powerful anti-tank rockets, to "moderate" rebels --identified as "non-Islamist" forces -- through Jordan.
The weapons flow has been green-lighted by Congress through the end of the 2014 fiscal year, which concludes next fall, in classified defense appropriations legislation decided in closed-door meetings.
The arms flow contradicts U.S. lawmakers' public reluctance to send weapons to Syria over stated concerns they might end up in the control of Al Qaeda affiliates.
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After representatives of the Syrian government expressed anger at the covert weapons flow, the United Nations' top mediator decided to discontinue the talks planned for Tuesday afternoon.
Reutersrevealed on Monday that the U.S. government is sending small arms, as well as the more powerful anti-tank rockets, to "moderate" rebels --identified as "non-Islamist" forces -- through Jordan.
The weapons flow has been green-lighted by Congress through the end of the 2014 fiscal year, which concludes next fall, in classified defense appropriations legislation decided in closed-door meetings.
The arms flow contradicts U.S. lawmakers' public reluctance to send weapons to Syria over stated concerns they might end up in the control of Al Qaeda affiliates.
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After representatives of the Syrian government expressed anger at the covert weapons flow, the United Nations' top mediator decided to discontinue the talks planned for Tuesday afternoon.
Reutersrevealed on Monday that the U.S. government is sending small arms, as well as the more powerful anti-tank rockets, to "moderate" rebels --identified as "non-Islamist" forces -- through Jordan.
The weapons flow has been green-lighted by Congress through the end of the 2014 fiscal year, which concludes next fall, in classified defense appropriations legislation decided in closed-door meetings.
The arms flow contradicts U.S. lawmakers' public reluctance to send weapons to Syria over stated concerns they might end up in the control of Al Qaeda affiliates.
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