Written question asked by Jack Lopresti (Conservative) on Monday, 18 January 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 January 2021. It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Monday, 25 January 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Iraq: Kurds
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Peshmerga programme.
- Answer
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The support to Kurdish Region of Iraq (KRI) Security Sector Reform (SSR) has been very important. Indeed, when visiting the KRG myself in December 2020 I was able to see how it contributes to our overarching support to the Iraqi state towards the enduring defeat of Daesh. So far, the UK has trained over 120,000 Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Security Forces in Infantry skills, counter-IED, engineering, and medical expertise. As a result, their capabilities have increased considerably, and they are able to contribute to the success of the counter-Daesh campaign.
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- 138927
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Iraq Kurds
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