The US has said it will provide military assistance to Syrian rebel groups.
President Barack Obama made the decision after his government came to the conclusion that chemical weapons had been used by President Bashar al Assad’s forces.
Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser, would not go into detail about the weaponry the US intends to supply.
He said: “The President has made a decision about providing more support to the opposition. That will involve providing direct support to the SMC (the Supreme Military Council). That includes military support.
