Written question asked by Natalie McGarry (Independent (affiliation)) on Monday, 5 September 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 September 2016. It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 September 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Middle East: Military Intervention
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British airstrikes have been conducted in (a) Iraq from September 2014 to September 2016 and (b) Syria from December 2015 to September 2016.
- Answer
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Between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2016 there were 941 UK airstrikes in Iraq. Between 1 December 2015 and 31 August 2016 there were 63 UK airstrikes in Syria.
These strike numbers are constantly reviewed and updated by the Coalition to ensure records are as complete and accurate as possible. As such, past and future statements regarding statistics may differ to those given here.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 45023
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Deployment Iraq Syria Military intervention
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2016-10-22 16:05:38 +0100
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