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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Thursday, 5 November 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 November 2015 (named day). It was answered by Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 November 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Middle East: Military Intervention

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent estimate is of the number of UK military personnel currently involved in military operations in (a) Iraq and (b) Syria; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

We have over 850 military personnel committed to Operation SHADER (counter-ISIL operations in Iraq and Syria) based across the Middle East




Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
15165
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Iraq Syria Military intervention
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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