US considering arms for Syria rebels
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has acknowledged his government is no longer ruling out arming Syrian rebels.
It is the first time a senior US official has said openly that the US is reconsidering its opposition to supplying weapons to rebel forces.
President Barack Obama - who rejected such a proposal last year - said the US was now looking at "all options".
Meanwhile, allegations are emerging that Syrian forces carried out summary executions near the city of Banias.
Julie Peacock reports.