The British government has decided to stop giving some aid to rebel-held areas in Syria. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F Since 2011, civil war has claimed at least 350,000 lives in Syria. 11 million people have been displaced from their homes - towns and cities obliterated. The Syrian opposition sidelined, IS grew like a hydra-headed beast. The UK has committed £2.7 billion pounds to Syria, but today Britain is halting the non-humanitarian aid programme supporting the Free Syrian police force in the last rebel area, Idlib in North West Syria. So is this a marker that the seven year conflict is effectively over? Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight