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Britain ‘trained and funded opposition propaganda’ in Syria
Displaced Syrians flee Idlib
THE BRITISH government funded propaganda against the Syrian government from the start of the country’s civil war, according to leaked documents.
Papers revealed by the Middle East Eye (MEE) show that the initiative began in 2012 and gained pace the following year after the British Parliament voted against military action.
The British government created a network of “citizen journalists” throughout Syria and other countries in the Middle East, often without them knowing that they were being directed from London.
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