NEW : U.S. through CIA to provide small arms , ammunition That assistance was expected to include body armor , night-vision goggles and other military equipment . , sources say . Opposition warns it could face crippling losses without support now . NEW : The rebels have been fighting for more than a year and are still in control of most areas they seized from the regime last summer. Rebel fighters include militants with pro-al Qaeda sympathies .
NEW : U.S. through CIA to provide small arms , ammunition , sources say . Opposition warns it could face crippling losses without support now . NEW : The rebels have been fighting for more than a year and are still in control of most areas they seized from the regime last summer. Rebel fighters include militants with pro-al Qaeda sympathies .