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Written question asked by Rob Marris (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 January 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 January 2007. It was answered by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 January 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Troop Deaths: Afghanistan and Iraq

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK troops have died while serving in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq since 11 September 2001.
Answer

The MOD is committed to openly publishing statistics on the number of service casualties and fatalities on operations. Information on casualties and fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan is published on the MOD website:"http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactSheets/Operations Factsheets"Between 11 September 2001 and the start of the campaign no UK troops died in either Afghanistan or Iraq.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
114807; 456 c156W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Armed forces Casualties Iraq Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
Link
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