01.07.2013 - 08:11 [ New York Times ]

Taking Outsize Role in Syria, Qatar Funnels Arms to Rebels

Since the beginning of the year, according to four American and Middle Eastern officials with knowledge of intelligence reports on the weapons, Qatar has used a shadowy arms network to move at least two shipments of shoulder-fired missiles, one of them a batch of Chinese-made FN-6s, to Syrian rebels who have used them against Mr. Assad’s air force.