The head of Syria's opposition has told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that the country's situation is "desperate" and called for the United States to arm rebels quickly.
In a statement issued after his talks in New York with Kerry, the Syrian National Coalition's newly elected Ahmed al-Jarba also urged Washington to push harder for a political settlement in Syria.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says more than 100,000 people have been killed since Syria's civil war erupted more than two years ago -- pitting President Bashar al-Assad's forces against rebels who are seeking to end his family's four-decade rule.
President Barack Obama, having withdrawn U.S. troops from Iraq and seeking to end the U.S. war in Afghanistan, has been reluctant to get involved in Syria.
In a statement issued after his talks in New York with Kerry, the Syrian National Coalition's newly elected Ahmed al-Jarba also urged Washington to push harder for a political settlement in Syria.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says more than 100,000 people have been killed since Syria's civil war erupted more than two years ago -- pitting President Bashar al-Assad's forces against rebels who are seeking to end his family's four-decade rule.
President Barack Obama, having withdrawn U.S. troops from Iraq and seeking to end the U.S. war in Afghanistan, has been reluctant to get involved in Syria.