US scraps scheme to create Syrian rebel force

US scraps scheme to create Syrian rebel force http://www.ft.com/cms/s/76ad076e-6e75-11e5-8171-ba1968cf791a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F76ad076e-6e75-11e5-8171-ba1968cf791a.html%3Fftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fhome_us%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct&_i_referer=&classification=conditional_standard&ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_us%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct&iab=barrier-app The US is halting a controversial $500m programme to create a rebel force in Syria after concluding that it was having practically no impact in the battle against Isis fighters in the war-torn countr…