Tuesday, May 28, 2013

US Senator McCain Meets Rebel Leaders In Syria -- News Roundup



In Secret Trip To Syria, McCain Hears Rebels’ Pleas For Help -- Washington Times

As international discussions on Syria’s civil war loom, Sen. John McCain, an open critic of the Obama administration’s approach to the civil war, on Monday became the highest-ranking U.S. official to slip into Syria and meet with the forces seeking to overthrow the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

In a surprise visit, the Arizona Republican and former presidential candidate entered war-torn Syria through Turkey and participated in a meeting with leaders of the Free Syrian Army.

The Obama administration’s caution in the face of the Syrian crisis was challenged on two other fronts Monday, with an account by a French newspaper of chemical weapons use in Syria and the announcement late in the day that the European Union had agreed to lift its arms embargo for the Syrian rebels while maintaining the ban on arms sales to the Assad regime.

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More News On US Senator McCain Meeting Rebel Leaders In Syria

John McCain visits rebel leaders in Syria -- The Guardian
John McCain slips into Syria to meet rebels -- The Telegraph
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McCain Meets Rebel Leaders in Border Zone -- Wall Street Journal
Exclusive: John McCain Slips Across Border Into Syria, Meets With Rebels -- Daily Beast
Senator McCain met with rebels in Syria on Monday: spokesman - Reuters
McCain meets with rebel leaders in Syria -- The Hill
Syria conflict: US Senator John McCain visits rebels -- BBC
McCain sneaks across Turkey-Syrian border, meets with rebels -- CBS/AP
John McCain in Syria, meets rebels -- Politico
McCain visits rebels in Syria -- CNN
Syrian Rebels Told John McCain About Assad's Chemical Weapons Use -- Atlantic Wire

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