The United States has begun funneling weapons and technical equipment to militants in Syria

The United States has begun funneling weapons and technical equipment to militants in Syria, the Washington Post reported late Wednesday.
  
Citing US and Syrian sources, the US daily wrote that the CIA had begun delivering shipments of lethal aid in the past fortnight.
  
The newspaper reported on its website that the US State Department has sent separate shipments of vehicles and other materials, including new types of non-lethal gear, sophisticated communications equipment and advanced combat medical kits.
  
The CIA, contacted by AFP late Wednesday, said it had no comment on the Washington Post report.
  
The arms shipments -- which the daily said are limited to light weapons and other munitions that can be tracked -- arrive at a crucial moment in the war between the armed militants and the Damascus government.
  
The Post cited US officials who said the goal of the non-lethal assistance is to help foster cohesion among units of Syria's disjointed armed opposition.