NATO officials have condemned as “reckless” the renewed use of ballistic missiles by Syrian army forces battling opposition troops. The attacks come as British officials have announced that they will seek to amend a European Union weapons embargo on Syria in order to arm rebel forces. The decision is complicated by sustained reports that hardline Islamist groups have moved to the forefront of the opposition, which is locked in a two-year war with the regime that has claimed more than 60,000 lives.

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