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ighters in Afghanistan who are still wreaking havoc three decades later. According to news reports confirmed by a member of the Syrian opposition, Riyadh currently sends weapons on an ad hoc basis to the Syrian opposition by way of Sunni tribal allies in Iraq and Lebanon. But in light of recent deve
penly calls for Assad's death. Other Sunni Gulf states, principally Qatar, may be contributing weapons. On Monday, Feb. 27, Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said, "We should do whatever necessary to help [the Syrian opposition], including giving them weapons to defend themselves." The positions of othe
ighters in Afghanistan who are still wreaking havoc three decades later. According to news reports confirmed by a member of the Syrian opposition, Riyadh currently sends weapons on an ad hoc basis to the Syrian opposition by way of Sunni tribal allies in Iraq and Lebanon. But in light of recent devel
openly calls for Assad's death. Other Sunni Gulf states, principally Qatar, may be contributing weapons. On Monday, Feb. 27, Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said "We should do whatever necessary to help [the Syrian opposition], including giving them weapons to defend themselves." The positions of other
conflict that will know no frontiers or limits. Ongoing disorders in the island kingdom of Bahrain since February 2011 have set off alarm bells in Riyadh. The Saudis are convinced that Iran is directing the protests and fear that the problems will spill over the 25 EFTA00711993 kilometer-long cause
gn Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said in February that arming the Syrian rebels was an "excellent idea." He was supported by Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, who said, "We should do whatever necessary to help [the Syrian opposition], including giving them weapons to defend themselves." The intervention
Entities connected to both Riyadh and Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani

Barack Obama
PERSON
United States
LOCATION
Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Cairo
LOCATION
Tehran
LOCATION
Lebanon
LOCATION
Bill Clinton
PERSON
Terje Rod-Larsen
PERSON
Saudi Arabia
LOCATION
Damascus
LOCATION
Morocco
LOCATION
Tunisia
LOCATION
Hillary Clinton
PERSON
Fatah
ORGANIZATION
Mahmoud Abbas
PERSON
Kabul
LOCATIONthe Gaza Strip
LOCATION
Muslim Brotherhood
ORGANIZATION
Sudan
LOCATIONKremlin
ORGANIZATION