daesh, islamic state, syria
Implications of UK military involvement in Syria against DAESH
15 January 2016
The Defence Committee holds its second evidence session, focusing on the UK military's involvement in Syria in operations against DAESH.
- Watch Parliament TV: UK Military Implications in Syria
- Inquiry: UK Military Operations in Syria and Iraq
- Defence Committee
Witnesses
Tuesday 19 January 2016, Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
At 11.30 am
- Dr Afzal Ashraf, Consultant Fellow, Royal United Services Institute
- Major General (Rtd) Jonathan Shaw CB CBE
Purpose of session
The Committee examines:
- The military and political implications of the UK’s military involvement in Syria in operations against DAESH;
- The nature and capability of DAESH’s military assets that UK forces are engaging, and:
- The effect that operations will have in the long term.