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Written question asked by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 27 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 March 2017 (named day). It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 March 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Iraq: Islamic State

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Daesh militants have been killed or wounded by British forces in Iraq from 2 December 2015 to 2 December 2016 by (a) the date of each attack which killed or wounded a militant, (b) the number of militants killed or wounded in each attack, (c) whether they were wounded or killed, (d) the vicinity of the attack and (e) the type of weapon used.

Original answer

During the period in question it is assessed that there were a total of 111 enemy wounded in action and a total of 529 enemy killed in action as a result of UK air strikes. The UK cannot visit strike sites and conduct detailed investigations on the ground in Iraq. Therefore the number of combatants killed and/or wounded is an estimated figure only.

I will write to the hon. Member shortly with further details.

The answer was corrected by Mike Penning (Conservative)

on Wednesday, 19 April 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Corrected answer

During the period in question it is assessed that there were a total of 111 enemy wounded in action and a total of 5291,306 enemy killed in action as a result of UK air strikes. The UK cannot visit strike sites and conduct detailed investigations on the ground in Iraq. Therefore the number of combatants killed and/or wounded is an estimated figure only.

I will write to the hon. Member shortly with further details.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
69351
Session
2016-17
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2017-0362
Friday, 21 April 2017
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Iraq Military intervention Islamic State
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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