Syria: Military Intervention

(asked on 11th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether British forces have participated with, or assisted, armed groups in Syria since December 2015 in attacks against Syrian government forces or allied militias.


Answered by
Baroness Goldie Portrait
Baroness Goldie
This question was answered on 23rd March 2020

The United Kingdom is a member of the Global Coalition, formed in September 2014. Membership comprises 76 member states; including Iraq, Arab nations, European partners and the US, and five international institutions. The Coalition supports the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Iraqi Security Forces in the ongoing military campaign in Iraq and Syria.

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