The United States has accelerated its supply of arms and ammunition to the Syrian rebels, as fears grow of ISIS and other extreme elements gaining ground across Iraq and Syria, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
Under what the paper described as a "covert program", the US is reported to be sending arms deliveries to the rebels, along with ammunition and money, through Turkey and Jordan.
The paper further said the delivery, coordinated by 11 states within the Friends of Syria Alliance, was being directed towards groups deemed by the US as moderates.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar had reportedly stopped their funding previously, accusing the rebels of fueling the rise in Islamist extremist groups.
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