Syria: Military Intervention

(asked on 7th March 2016) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Prime Minister's statement of 7 September 2015, Official Report, column 23, what rank of officer within the RAF chain of command had access to the Attorney General's advice on the legal basis for the Reyaad Khan drone strike.


Answered by
Michael Fallon Portrait
Michael Fallon
This question was answered on 10th March 2016

The Attorney General's advice informed my decision to target Reyaad Khan. The strike was conducted by the RAF using rules of engagement informed by the Attorney General's advice.

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