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    Courtesy Independent......

    David Cameron faces serious Cabinet split over over arming Syrian rebels

    Conservative MPs have warned Downing Street they may oppose the Government in any Parliamentary

    vote on the issue

    David Cameron is facing a serious Cabinet split over his plans for Britain to take a leading role in

    supplying Syrian opposition forces with arms, The Independent has learnt.

    At least five Cabinet ministers are understood to have raised " serious reservations" about any significant

    move by the Government to increase Britain's involvement in the conflict.

    Their concerns have been echoed by a growing number of Conservative MPs who have warned Downing

    Street they may rebel against the Government in any Parliamentary vote on the issue.

    Cabinet sources admit it could take 18 months of arming rebels to force the Syrian regime to the

    negotiating table - a bleak assessment which some fear may cause Britain to be sucked into a long

    military commitment with a highly uncertain outcome.

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