Syria: Armed Conflict
(asked on 6th January 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether specific rules of engagement have been given to UK special forces in Syria on the status in terms of the law of armed conflict of UK nationals whom they encounter who are supporting forces allied to (a) the government of Iraq, (b) Daesh and (c) the Free Syrian Army.
This question was answered on 11th January 2017
It is longstanding policy not to comment on specific UK Rules of Engagement profiles. UK forces operate in accordance with UK law and International Humanitarian Law.