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Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 November 2009. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 November 2009 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Iraq: Armed Conflict

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when his Department received reports that Iraqi civilians employed as locally-engaged staff had been killed because they worked for the UK.
Answer

We first received a report of the murder of an interpreter who was working for the UK on 12 March 2005. Another interpreter had been killed on 4 November 2004 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. However, we cannot be certain that the latter was specifically targeted because of his work for the UK.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
499 c325W; 298608
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Iraq Peacekeeping operations
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk