In Washington, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said the United States is open to considering arming Syrian rebels to fight the Assad regime.

Victoria Nuland: “Our focus now is on trying to pressure the regime into a political solution and on aiding the people of Syria, both in presenting a viable political alternative and in a humanitarian way. And I’ve also said repeatedly, and I say it again today, that we don’t think contributing to the further militarization of Syria is a good idea. But you are not wrong that we are reminding that we have not taken anything off the table.”