Britain, US can do more to help Syrian opposition and 'increase pressure' on Assad
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday said he has not made a decision to arm the opposition in Syria, but that Britain can do more through technical assistance and other help to the Syrian opposition.
Speaking at a joint news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama, Cameron said helping the opposition was key to preventing the growth of extremists in Syria.
President Barack Obama said on Monday the United States would keep increasing pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop the "appalling violence" in Syria, and was still investigating the reported use of chemical weapons there.
"We will continue to work to establish the facts around the use of chemical weapons in Syria and those facts will help guide our next steps," Obama told a joint news conference at the White House with British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron.
Cameron said he saw an "urgent window of opportunity" before "worst fears" in Syria would be realized, and said Britain would double its non-lethal support to Syrian opposition forces in the coming year.