 "US suspends non-lethal assistance into northern Syria")
"Because of the current situation the United States has suspended deliveries of non-lethal assistance into northern Syria," spokesman T J Grubisha told AFP.
But he added that the US move would not impact on humanitarian assistance which was coordinated by international and nongovernmental organisations.
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The seizure came after the Front announced that it rejected the authority of the FSA command.
The Islamic Front was formed last month when six groups merged and pledged to work towards forming an Islamic state.
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