Written question asked by Lord Ahmed (Non-affiliated) on Thursday, 9 June 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 June 2016. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Monday, 20 June 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Islamic State
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of Saddam Hussein’s elite guards and soldiers who have joined ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
- Answer
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The Government does not hold figures for the number of former military personnel from Saddam Hussein’s regime that joined Daesh. However, there are credible reports of several ex-Ba’athist senior military officials and personnel with weapons expertise having joined Daesh.
Secondary information
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- Written question
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- HL570
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Iraq Syria Islamic State
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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