Syria: US president Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorising US support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his government, sources familiar with the matter said. Photo: An opposition gunman holds his gun during a battle with forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad in downtown Aleppo. Credit: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
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posted 02 August, 2012
