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Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Monday, 14 December 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 December 1998. It was answered by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Labour) on Thursday, 17 December 1998 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flights have been made by the RAF in the air exclusion zones in North and South Iraq since this military operation commenced. - Figure given.
Answer

Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many flights have been made by the RAF in the air exclusion zones in North and South Iraq since this military operation commenced. [64295] Mr. George Robertson: Since patrolling of the northern and southern Iraqi No-Fly-Zones began (in 1991 and 1992 respectively), the RAF have flown a total of some 15,500 sorties in the zones.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
64295; 322 c652W
Session
1998-99
Subjects
Deployment Air force Iraq Military aircraft
Contains statistics
Yes