To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the legal basis is for RAF aircraft entering and transiting Syrian airspace when flying from Akrotiri to bombing missions in Iraq.
Answered on
12 October 2015
RAF aircraft do not enter Syrian airspace when flying from Akrotiri to conduct strike missions in Iraq.
Answered by
Ministry of Defence
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