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Written question asked by Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 17 July 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 July 2015. It was answered by Michael Fallon (Conservative) on Monday, 27 July 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Syria: Armed Conflict

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many operations British armed forces personnel have been involved in Syria since 30 August 2013; and from which branch of the armed forces each such personnel was deployed.

Answer

Personnel from all three Services have been involved in Operation SHADER, the name given to UK operations to counter-ISIL in Iraq and Syria. The UK has permission to fly manned Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, as well as Reaper unmanned aircraft, over Syria.

In addition, a number of UK personnel are embedded with our coalition partners; these personnel are operating as members of those nations' military.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
7778
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Armed forces Armed conflict Deployment Syria
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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