Government ends police force programme as Assad’s forces close in on rebel-held areasThe UK government is to end funding to a scheme to support the Syrian opposition, deeming the programmes now too risky to operate as the final rebel-held areas face imminent attack from Bashar al-Assad’s forces.Funding to support the operations of the Free Syria police force is set to come to an end in September, with government sources conceding the Access to Justice and Community Service (Ajacs) programme had become too difficult to deliver. Continue reading…
Via: Britain to axe funding for scheme supporting Syrian opposition
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