Britain's government said it is offering 5 million pounds (US$7.8 million) to Syria's opposition forces to pay for communications equipment and medical supplies, AP reported. In an op-ed article for the Times of London published Friday, Foreign Secretary William Hague said the U.K. would intensify contacts with the political wing of the Free Syrian Army, to prepare for the inevitable day of (President Bashar) Assad's fall. Diplomats said Hague would announce the details of the new funding later, but insisted that none of the money would be used for weapons. "We must build relationships now with those who may govern Syria in the future," Hague said.
