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Philip Hollobone Excerpts
Tuesday 20th February 2018

(6 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alan Duncan Portrait Sir Alan Duncan
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I find the right hon. Lady’s analysis extremely bizarre, particularly as the YPG has been reported as wishing to ally itself with the Assad regime in order to fight back against Turkey’s activity.

Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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Further to that point, what is the Minister’s assessment of the veracity of reports that the Assad regime and the Kurds are joining forces militarily to resist the Turkish incursion?

Alan Duncan Portrait Sir Alan Duncan
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That is exactly the issue to which I have just referred. We are assessing it, and I am sure that there will be further reports later, but it is too early to say exactly what may be happening.