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Syria opposition calls for ‘sophisticated’ arms

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Syria's opposition chief urged Arab leaders Tuesday to pressure the international community to supply rebels with "sophisticated" weapons that would tip the balance of power on the ground.

Addressing the Arab summit in Kuwait, National Coalition chief Ahmed Jarba also urged Arabs to give Syria's Arab League seat to the opposition and hand them Syria's embassies worldwide.

In his address, Jarba called on Arab leaders to "pressure the international community to commit to its promises to supply sophisticated weapons to our revolutionaries".

Syria’s opposition chief urged Arab leaders Tuesday to pressure the international community to supply rebels with “sophisticated” weapons that would tip the balance of power on the ground.

Addressing the Arab summit in Kuwait, National Coalition chief Ahmed Jarba also urged Arabs to give Syria’s Arab League seat to the opposition and hand them Syria’s embassies worldwide.

In his address, Jarba called on Arab leaders to “pressure the international community to commit to its promises to supply sophisticated weapons to our revolutionaries”.

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