After the use of chemical weapons in Syria United States is reconsidering to arm rebel fighters

Defense Department wants to have "options on the shelf" for Syria in case U.S. President Barack Obama orders action, a Pentagon spokesman said. President Barack Obama’s defence chief says America is reconsidering arming rebel fighters in Syria.

Rebel fighters from the Free Syrian Army run during heavy fighting in Mleha suburb of Damascus.

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Syrian army is preparing to use chemical weapons against rebels said Israel military intelligence

Israel's military intelligence chief, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, said Thursday, March 14, 2013, that Syrian President Bashar Assad is preparing for the potential use of chemical weapons. Speaking at a policy and security conference, Kochavi noted that the Syrian military has to date fired some 70 Scud and M-600 missiles, which carried conventional warheads filled with explosives, at populated areas across the country.

Syrian armed forces Scud-B SS-1C short range ballistic missile

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France is ready to arm Syrian rebels without agreement of European Union partners

France may start delivering weapons to Syria’s anti-government rebels without agreement from its European Union partners, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said, Thursday, March 14, 2013. France may start delivering weapons to Syria’s anti-government rebels without agreement from its European Union partners, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said we are ready to arm the Syrian rebels without agreement of our European Union partners.

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United Kingdom ready to bypass EU arms embargo to help Syrian rebels

Britain's Cameron has noted that if the EU refused to lift the arm embargo imposed against arming the Syrian rebels, his country would bypass the embargo and act solely. Politically, Britain and France seem to have become more eager to arm the rebels on ground in the hope of tipping the balance of fighting in favor of the rebels.

"Britain is to keep open its options on providing arms to Syrian rebels after David Cameron indicated that Britain would be prepared to bypass the EU arms embargo if other member states refuse to lift the measure in May,"

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Syrian army has enough manpower and military equipment to defend the country for many years

The Syrian army has enough manpower and equipment to defend the country for many years to come, a pro-government paper cited an official source as saying Tuesday, March 12, 2013, noting however that the citizens should start to take part in defending their areas.

A soldier loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad walks toward a BMP-1 Russian-made armoured infantry fighting vehicle in an area near Aleppo, March 6, 2013. The Syrian army is equipped more than 5,000 main battle tanks and 2,500 infantry fighting vehicles.

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U.S. and Europe work for an option to provide non-lethal military equipment to Syrian rebels

The United States and Europe may begin equipping the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) with vehicles, body armor, night vision gear and binoculars, as well as military training. The decision is expected after a key conference on Syria in Rome. The Obama administration is working with European allies on possibly giving non-lethal equipment to Syrian rebel fighters, U.S. and European officials said.

Syrian rebel fighters near an home-made multi-rocket launcher in Tal Abyadh, a Syrian town close to the Turkish border.

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