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                   Obama: No Scenario for US Troops in Syria

   President Barack Obama says he cannot foresee any scenario where U.S.
   ground troops would be sent to Syria.
   Mr. Obama said during a visit to Costa Rica Friday that he does not
   rule anything out, but that putting "boots on the ground" would not
   benefit the United States or Syria. The president said other leaders in
   the Middle East agree with him.
   Mr. Obama declined to say what the United States would do if it proves
   the Syrian government used chemical weapons. He said it would turn over
   such evidence to the international community, but stressed that the
   United States must proceed carefully.
   In Syria, the main opposition group is accusing President Bashar
   al-Assad`s government of committing a "large-scale massacre" in a
   northwest village, killing at least 150 civilians. There has been no
   independent confirmation.
   The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it has
   documented at least 50 deaths in the village of Bayda.
   Bayda is mainly inhabited by Sunni Muslims, who dominate the country`s
   rebel movement.
   U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday the Obama
   administration is reconsidering arming the rebels, but said no final
   decisions had been reached. The U.S. has been providing non-lethal aid
   to Syrian rebels.
   Rights groups have accused both government and rebel forces of
   committing war crimes during the conflict, which has killed at least
   70,000 people.
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