A video showing a Syrian rebel eating the body of a dead soldier hit the internet . But Putin continues to suspect that the western nations are pursuing regime change in Syria , and that they are looking for an excuse to intervene , as Nato did in Libya two years ago . 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 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 .