William Hague offers Syrian rebels armoured vehicles and body armour The Foreign Secretary said he had ordered "more active efforts" after securing a relaxation of an EU arms embargo to allow the provision of non-lethal military equipment to protect civilians. Testing equipment to provide evidence of any use of chemical weapons by the regime and training for armed groups in international human rights and legal standards is also being sent. He said £3 million had been allocated this month for the work with another £10 million to follow - urging other countries to do the same. "The Cabinet is in no doubt that this is a necessary, proportionate and lawful response to a situation of extreme humanitarian suffering, and that there is no practicable alternative," he said. All our assistance will be carefully calibrated and monitored as well as legal, and will be aimed at saving life, alleviating this human catastrophe and supporting moderate groups. It came as the number of refugees fleeing the country reached what he called the "sad milestone" of one million refugees.