Syria

(asked on 10th March 2015) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many armed sorties have been carried out by United Kingdom forces, and what ordnance has been released, over Syria in each of the last three months.


Answered by
Lord Astor of Hever Portrait
Lord Astor of Hever
This question was answered on 18th March 2015

The only armed UK aircraft operating in Syria is the Reaper, Remotely Piloted Air System. The UK Reaper has not released any weapons over Syria as no authority has been granted for the discharge of weapons from UK Reaper aircraft operating in Syrian airspace.

Reaper Operations in Syria

Month

Missions Flown

December 2014

9

January 2015

8

February 2015

8

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