“The opportunity to quickly change the situation [in Syria] is extremely small,” reads the letter the lower house of the parliament by Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok and Minister for Foreign Trade Sigrid Kaag, announcing the end of support programs for the militants in Syria. The Netherlands spent €80million (£71million) on programmes in Syria in order to support “moderate” anti-government groups during the civil war, but these “failed to bring the expected results”. READ MORE: Journo Says Damascus Has Moles in White Helmets, Info on Future Provocations

The support for the opposition was set to end immediately, while White Helmets will be funded until December.
The Netherlands halts funding of the Syrian opposition and police forces, saying the chances of them winning the war are "extremely limited". Dutch support for the White Helmets will also end in December 2018.