Members of the Free Syrian Army. Photo: World Defence News.

JPost – Western and Arab governments on Thursday pledged more political and material support for the civilian Syrian opposition and called for an immediate halt to arms supplies to the Assad government.

A final statement after a meeting of the “Friends of Syria” diplomatic group in Rome added: “The regime must immediately stop the indiscriminate bombardment against populated areas which are crimes against humanity and cannot remain unpunished”.

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