Salon.com > Opposition coalition http://www.salon.com Sat, 25 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Over 100 nations, including U.S., recognize Syrian opposition http://www.salon.com/2012/12/12/over_100_nations_including_us_recognize_syrian_opposition/ http://www.salon.com/2012/12/12/over_100_nations_including_us_recognize_syrian_opposition/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:40:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13122522 UPDATE 12:24 p.m. (EST): The New York Times reports that forces loyal to Syria's embattled leader Bashar al-Assad have fired Scud missiles at rebel forces in northern Syria. The attack, according to a senior Obama administration official:

Shows, he said, the increasing desperation of Mr. Assad, since Scuds are primarily defensive weapons, being used by the government offensively against a counterinsurgency.

“Using Scuds to target tanks or military bases is one thing,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “Using them to target rebels hiding in playgrounds at schools is something else.”

On Tuesday anti-government activists in Damascus said "Regime forces are firing land missiles that are capable of carrying chemical warheads." This is significant because Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that Syria's use of chemical weapons in a civil war would violate a "red line."

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