Written question asked by John Battle (Labour) on Monday, 7 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 July 2008. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Monday, 14 July 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of Iraqi insurgents his Department estimates to be (a) Ba'athists, (b) Nationalists, (c) Kurdish Worker Party members, (d) the Salafi, (e) Badr Organisation members and (f) Mahdi Army members; and if he will make a statement.
- Answer
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It is not possible to estimate with any accuracy the proportion of Iraqi insurgents that belong to specific categories. Membership of individual groups fluctuates with their fortunes and divisions between them can be blurred, making assessments of their numbers difficult.The Badr Organisation is not an insurgent group, but a legitimate political party. The Kurdish Workers' Party is a Turkish, not Iraqi, group which operates against Turkey.
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 479 c171W;479 c169W; 218023
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Iraq Peacekeeping operations
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