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By Steven Erlanger and Rick Gladstone / The Bulletin
November 14, 2012
PARIS — France on Tuesday became the first European country to recognize the newly formed Syrian rebel coalition and raised the possibility of arming the group as it begins taking charge of the opposition’s role in the civil war.
The French announcement, conveyed by President Francois Hollande....