‘Aleppo must not fall’: US allies to flood city with anti-aircraft missiles

‘The US has resolved to prevent the fall of Aleppo and is preparing to allow its Gulf allies to flood the city with shoulder-fired, anti-aircraft missiles, according to a source with close contacts to rebel forces.
The Reuters news agency this week reported anonymous US officials as saying that the recent intense bombardment of Syria’s second city had “heightened” the possibility of the Obama administration lifting a long-held ban by allowing Qatar and Saudi Arabia to arm rebels with man-portable missiles.
A source on Tuesday told Middle East Eye that the US had confirmed it would allow the two Gulf states to begin shipments.’
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