Britain Stops Funding Syrian Opposition: Syrian Army Won

Local Editor

The UK government is to end funding to a scheme to support the Syrian terrorisst, deeming the programs now too risky to operate as the final terrorist-held areas are surrendering due to Syrian army’s continuous achievements.

Funding to support the operations of the so-called “Free Syrian Army” is set to come to an end in September, with government sources conceding the Access to Justice and Community Service [Ajacs] program had become too difficult to deliver.

The ending of this program is highly symbolic, suggesting Britain has accepted that the Syrian opposition, which it has backed since the early days of war in 2012 to 2013, is facing imminent defeat.

Britain said over recent months that the situation on the ground in those regions had become more difficult.

Instead, the focus in northern Syria is now on basic lifesaving needs, providing medicines and medical equipment and water and sanitation support.

The UK’s aid spend in 2017-18 was £152m, of which more than a third was delivered to Idlib.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team