Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the US decision to withdrawal militarily from north-east Syria on British military deployments in the autonomous administration of north-east Syria.

US troop movements have always been a matter for the US Government and not for us to comment.

With regards to the wider counter-Daesh campaign, the UK remains fully committed to the long-term security of the region and to the Global Coalition. Together, we must not lose sight of the threat that Daesh still pose in the region.

The UK and US have both made clear our deep regret at the unilateral Turkish military incursion in north east Syria and we remain in close contact.