UK military and political strategy to counter Daesh examined

• Watch Parliament TV: UK military operations in Syria and Iraq
• Inquiry: UK military operations in Syria and Iraq
• Defence Committee

Witnesses

Tuesday 22 March 2016, Grimond Room, Portcullis House

At 11.30am

• Dr Lina Khatib, Senior Research Associate, Arab Reform Initiative
• Dr Neil Quilliam, Acting Head, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House
• Colonel (Retd) Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE

Background

This is the next oral evidence session for the Committee's inquiry into UK military operations in Syria and Iraq. The Committee will seek to examine:

• The military and political strategy to counter DAESH
• The military and political implications of the UK’s military involvement in Syria in operations against DAESH
• The nature and capability of DAESH and Syrian Opposition
• The impact of other external actors engaged in the conflict

Further information

• About Parliament: Select committees
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