U.S. denies supplying Stinger missiles to rebels

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has denied Russian claims that the United States supplied Stinger missiles to Syrian rebels.

Russia’s chief military officer Gen. Nikolai Makarov earlier said the rebels “have portable missile launchers of various states, including American-made Stingers.”

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