A video showing a Syrian rebel eating the body of a dead soldier hit the internet . Simon Tisdall : The video ' ` ` inflict long - term damage '' on the Syrian opposition 's reputation . Human Rights Watch says war criminals should be punished and such abuses condemned . The U.S. and Britain continue to debate whether to support the rebels .
A video showing a Syrian rebel eating the heart of a dead soldier circulated the internet . Simon Tisdall : The video may `` inflict long-term damage '' on the Syrian opposition 's reputation . Human Rights Watch says war criminals should be punished and such abuses prevented . The U.S. and Britain continue to debate whether to arm the rebels .