Publication

This paper explores concerns over the increasing frequency with which weapons are entering Syria. According to the author, the Syrian government is receiving support from Iran, often in collaboration with the Lebanese Hizballah militia, and continues to take delivery of weapons from Russia. As the rebellion becomes stronger and better-armed, the government is likely to make even more use of its air power and stock of missiles. He writes that it is not yet clear to what extent, if any, chemical weapons have already been used. There is growing concern in Western capitals, however, that they may have been.