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Written question asked by Jack Lopresti (Conservative) on Monday, 12 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 June 2023. It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Monday, 19 June 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Iraq: Kurds

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are deployed in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; and on what duties.

Answer

As of 13 June 2023 there were 154 UK Service personnel deployed to the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Those personnel are deployed under Op SHADER and provide mobility support and force protection to the Counter-DAESH coalition activity under Operation Inherent Resolve.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
188914
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Iraq Kurds
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk