Syrian rebels in 'desperate' need of guns, chief says

The chief of Syrian rebel forces says his fighters are in “desperate” need of weapons and ammunition rather than the food supplies and bandages that the US now plans to provide.

The Obama administration yesterday announced it was giving an additional 60 million dollars (£40 million) in assistance to the country’s political opposition and said that it would, for the first time, provide non-lethal aid directly to rebels battling to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad.