US confirms Syria has used Scuds against rebels
- Published: 13 Dec 2012 at 10.46
- Online news: World
The Syrian regime has fired Scud missiles at rebel forces trying to oust Bashar al-Assad, a US official said, after Arab and Western states recognised the opposition bloc as the sole representative there.
Two Syrian rebel fighters run across a road targeted by government sniper fire on the front line in the Aleppo neighbourood of Bustan al-Basr on December 8, 2012. The Syrian regime has fired Scud missiles at rebel forces trying to oust Bashar al-Assad, a US official said, after Arab and Western states recognised the opposition bloc as the sole representative there.
"Scuds landed within Syria," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
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