Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ann Clwyd (Labour), on Wednesday, 16 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 28 members in total.

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Invasion of North-East Syria (No. 2)

That this House is extremely concerned by the Government of Turkey's military invasion of an area in north east Syria controlled by the Syrian Kurds, which is also known as Rojava, and the negative humanitarian consequences of that invasion following the unexpected announcement of the withdrawal of US military forces from that area; notes the crucial role played by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against Islamic State in Syria, which resulted in the loss of more than ten thousand of their fighters; believes that the invasion will inevitably force the Kurds into alliance with Bashar al-Assad and his Russian backers, and will revive and strengthen Islamic State, thousands of who are held by the Syrian Defence Forces, further notes that the invasion will undermine the security and stability of Syria and the region; and calls on the Government to suspend all arms exports to Turkey, to urge the Turkish Government with other NATO members to end military action in Syria immediately and to pursue its security concerns through political and diplomatic means and to ensure that vital humanitarian support is provided to those in need.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

38 

Session

2019-19

Other sponsors

Julian Lewis

Jim Cunningham

Paul Farrelly

Stephen Twigg

Tonia Antoniazzi

Subjects

Turkey Syria Military intervention

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk