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Stop all funding to the Syrian opposition and withdraw British armed forces.

Submitted on Saturday 14th November 2015

Rejected on Wednesday 18th November 2015

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

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Stop all funding to the Syrian opposition and withdraw British armed forces.

Petition Details

The conflict in Syria begun due to the people wanting reform from government policies. We have no reason to be involved in the Syrian civil war. Our involvement has made us enemies in the eyes of certain rebellion groups and it is having devastating consequences for the UK and other EU countries.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We are not aware of any UK combat troops in Syria.

Earl Howe, Minster of State for the Ministry of Defence, told Parliament on 20 July 2015 that "In accordance with a decision of the House of Commons on 26 September 2014 we have been involved in coalition operations against ISIL in Iraq, and we have supported our allies in their operations against ISIL in Syria—notably in surveillance operations."

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