The UK Huffington Post is criticizing Europe and America for “dangerous complacency” regarding the risk that Syria’s arsenal of chemical and biological weapons will fall into the hands of terrorists. The Syrian conflict is a three-way proxy war between Sunni-backed rebels, the Iran-backed regime in Damascus, and Kurdish groups. The report notes that Syria’s WMDs could be seized either by Hezbollah, which the U.N. has formally acknowledged is fighting alongside Syrian government troops, or by Al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels. It also notes that “the end game is fast approaching for Assad,” echoing an emerging analyst consensus and one reflected in a Thursday statement of “concern” made by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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