United States mulls stepped up aid for Syria as G8 meets

Syrian refugees collect aid and rations at the Al Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria. (Reuters)

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U.S. support for the Syrian opposition may be stepped up, a top U.S. official said Wednesday, as Secretary of State John Kerry and G8 ministers were to meet rebel leaders.

“The United States every single day thinks about what more we can do to help bring this horrible situation to an end,” the senior U.S. administration official said, according to AFP news agency, asking not to be identified.

The aim was to “move to a transition government that reflects the legitimate desires of the people,” the official said.

The battle to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is now in its third year, with an estimated 70,000 people said to have been killed and millions forced to flee their homes.

Kerry was to meet later with Syrian opposition prime minister Ghassan Hitto and other top coalition members on the sidelines of a G8 foreign ministers meeting in London, for talks hosted by British Foreign Secretary William Hague.

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