Asked by: Lord Ahmed (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of collateral damage from air strikes and drone strikes in the civilian areas in Syria and Iraq.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
As far as we are aware, there have not been any civilian casualties resulting from UK strikes against ISIL.
Asked by: Lord Ahmed (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people were killed during the drone strike on Raqqa on 21 August.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced to the House on 7 September, Reyaad Khan was killed in a precision air strike carried out in Raqqa on 21 August by an RAF remotely piloted air system. In addition to Reyaad Khan, two ISIL fighters were also killed.
Asked by: Lord Ahmed (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any civilians were killed in the drone strike on Raqqa on 21 August.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
My right hon. Friend The Prime Minister confirmed in his statement to the House on 7 September that there were no civilian casualties resulting from the precision air strike in Raqqa on 21 August 2015.
Asked by: Lord Ahmed (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any military support has been given to the Turkmen community to help them defend themselves against ISIS.
Answered by Lord Astor of Hever
The UK Government has provided military support to the official authorities, in the form of the Government of Iraq and the Kurdish Regional Government, to help them counter the threat from ISIL.