Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the accuracy of reports of an attack on Iraqi soldiers in the Al-Azim district, an area north of Baqouba in Diyala province, Iraq.

The UK condemns the terrorist attack on the Army Headquarters in Diyala province that resulted in the death of at least 11 members of the Iraqi Security Forces. Our thoughts are with the families of those killed. On Monday 25 January, the United Kingdom joined fellow Security Council members in condemning the attack in the strongest terms, and reiterated Security Council support for the independence, sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity, democratic process and prosperity of Iraq.

This attack demonstrates that Daesh remains active. It is crucial that Iraq and the international community continue to work together to address this common threat. As a leading member of Global Coalition against Daesh, we continue to support Iraq in its fight to secure the lasting defeat of Daesh.