Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: Interviews were also conducted with child rights practitioners working in Iraq and northeast Syria
Found: 38 Difficulties defining armed conflict 41 Access to intelligence and legal advice 46 Justiciability
Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: countries in the Middle East and North Africa, and is currently operational in Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria
Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: East. 2.There cannot be stability in the Middle East without a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict
Mentions:
1: Alicia Kearns (Con - Rutland and Melton) I will touch briefly on Syria. - Speech Link
2: Liam Fox (Con - North Somerset) by Iran; Hezbollah in Lebanon, funded and armed by Iran; or the Houthis in Yemen, funded and armed by - Speech Link
3: Bob Seely (Con - Isle of Wight) It is strongly aligned to the regime in Syria. - Speech Link
4: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis) mentioned Syria. - Speech Link
Found: officially designated a terrorist organisation by the United States and the UK ), Iran-supported armed
Apr. 19 2024
Source Page: G7 foreign ministers' statement in Italy, April 2024Found: and seizure, in breach of international law, of the Portuguese flagged merchant vessel MSC Aries by armed
Found: 2023/24 Israel-Hamas conflict: US, UN, EU and regional response
Mentions:
1: Lord True (Con - Life peer) It is why they have been policing the skies above Iraq and Syria for a decade. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab - Life peer) the Prime Minister’s calls for restraint.We also acknowledge the professionalism and bravery of our Armed - Speech Link
3: Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab - Life peer) Is he not aware of the widespread feeling of disappointment that there was in our armed services about - Speech Link
4: Lord True (Con - Life peer) Of course, this Government support all the armed services. - Speech Link
5: Lord True (Con - Life peer) My Lords, it was not actually an attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Ed Davey (LD - Kingston and Surbiton) We have seen attacks on US soldiers in Syria and Iraq, the terrorism of Islamic State in Iran, the rockets - Speech Link
2: Neil Hudson (Con - Penrith and The Border) Can I join him in paying tribute to our brave armed forces? - Speech Link
3: Chris Law (SNP - Dundee West) have been killed, and there has been cross-border fighting with Hezbollah, air raids in Lebanon and Syria - Speech Link
4: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) forces in armed conflict, even if it is retrospective. - Speech Link
5: Andy Slaughter (Lab - Hammersmith) There is greater conflict in the middle east now than there has been for many years—in Lebanon, Syria - Speech Link