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British Aid To Syria May Have Been Diverted To ISIS

Millions of pounds worth of British aid to  war stricken Syria may have ended up in the hands of ISIS, according to a Government report. The revelation was made in a December report by the Department for International Development (DFID), a British government institution responsible for administering foreign spending According to the Mail Online, the DFID admits that ‘the most serious risk’ to its programmes in the war-torn country is ‘from the large scale diversion of aid, including for the purposes of terrorism’. Officials say that aid may have been diverted, possibly to the Islamic State. Alalam reports: The money that ends up in ISIS hands came from what London claims to be financial support sent to the war-stricken country. The UK government has long been providing military and financial aid to the so-called “moderate” militants operating to topple the government in Syria over the past five years. The DFID conceded that “the most serious risk” to its programs in Syria is “from the large scale diversion of aid, including for the purposes of terrorism.” The value of the money that may have ended up in ISIS hands is about one percent of the total £510 million of British aid [...]