I think he's still in America, haven't spoken to him in ages.
They're true as far as i know. Its not like the Syrians are doing anything to hide it either. In the first days of the revolution, two Syrian pilots were caught in the East, then Syria started sending ships full of weapons and artillery to the ports of Tripoli, and what confirmed that, is Syria's position in the Arab summit, where they stood in Gedaffi's side and completely opposed a no fly zone.
The reason is quite obvious imo, the Syrian and Libyan systems have so much in common, Gedaffi being ousted is not a good sign for Bashar, he doesn't want it to reach Syria, i think it inevitably will.
Algeria is helping Gedaffi just as much as Syria btw.