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Britain’s
former Special Air Service (SAS) commandos are reportedly training armed
opposition groups fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad, reports say.
The
Daily Mail and Sunday Express have revealed that the mercenaries have set up
training camps in Iraq and on the Syrian border for the armed rebels.
British
army sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, have said the militants are
receiving instructions in military tactics, weapons handling and communications
systems.
Groups
of 50 militants at a time are being trained by two Mideast-based private
security firms which employ former SAS personnel.
More
than 300 rebel forces have completed the commando training program, and are
said to account for a number of the opposition’s combatant units fighting
Syrian security forces in Damascus.
Britain
has also placed more than 600 troops on standby over the unrest in Syria.
UK
Foreign Secretary William Hague says London should be acting outside the UN
Security Council and step up its support for militant groups in Syria.
Syria
has been the scene of violence by armed groups since March 2011.
Damascus
blames “outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups” for the unrest,
asserting that it is being orchestrated from abroad.
(press tv)
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