UK military and political strategy to counter Daesh examined
17 March 2016
The Defence Committee holds an evidence session to discuss the nature and capability of Daesh and the Syrian Opposition.
- 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