INQUIRER.net: G8 exposes rift among leaders on Syria

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G8 exposes rift among leaders on Syria Jun 17th 2013, 23:46 ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland—Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the US, Britain and France to halt his political and military support for Syrian leader Bashar Assad's regime.   But there were also fissures among the three Western nations, despite their shared belief that Assad must leave power. Britain and France appear unwilling—at least for now—to join President Barack Obama in arming the Syrian rebels, a step the US president reluctantly finalized last week.   The debate over the Syria conflict loomed large as the two-day summit of... Keep on reading: G8 exposes rift among leaders on Syria Media files: Obama-and-Putin6-800x533.jpg (image/jpeg)

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