Syria: Islamic State
(asked on 13th April 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of how many non-extremist opposition fighters in Syria have fought against Daesh since 21 December 2015.
This question was answered on 22nd April 2016
We share the Joint Intelligence Organisation's assessment that opposition numbers have held up despite recent pressure and that there are significant numbers of non-extremist opposition inside Syria. Numbers in groups fighting Daesh are likely to have increased.