Sunday, May 04, 2014

UK to resume aid to Syrian militants


Britain says it plans to resume delivering aid to foreign-backed militants operating against the government in Syria.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Friday that the one-million-pound aid package includes communications equipment, vehicles, generators and medical kits.

“I am now lifting the hold on those plans to deliver equipment to the Supreme Military Council of the Free Syrian Army in Syria,” Hague said in a written statement to the UK parliament.

“This resumption of delivery clearly demonstrates our continued and longstanding support for the National Coalition and the Supreme Military Council of the Free Syrian Army,” the UK foreign secretary added .... http://www.presstv.ir