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Syria: Islamic State

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Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UIN 1717, tabled on 17 October 2019

Question

Stephen Gethins
Scottish National Party
North East Fife
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department’s assessment is of when the Government of Syria will assume administrative control of Al Hol and Roj camps in north east Syria.

Answer

Dr Andrew Murrison
Conservative
South West Wiltshire
Commons

Answered on

22 October 2019

​Our understanding is that Al Hol and Roj remain in control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF, under pressure from the Turkish offensive, reached a military agreement with the Syrian regime on 13 October, resulting in the movement of regime forces into areas controlled by the SDF but to date the SDF maintains administrative control over these areas, including Al Hol and Roj. We continue to monitor developments closely.

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