Syria minister: US strike on Syria 'would benefit al-Qaeda'

Any US military action against Syria would amount to "support for al-Qaeda and its affiliates," Damascus has said. Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad also told the BBC that armed groups backed by America had used chemical weapons - not Syrian troops. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23925037#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa