Middle East: Armed Forces
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a list of the deployments issued by his Department to the Middle East since 1 January 2026, and the date they were issued.
Answered by Al Carns
As per the Defence Secretary’s recent oral statement, our Armed Forces are working 24/7 to protect British lives and British interests in the region, and to support our regional partners. Deployments include air defence teams in Cyprus; counter-drone specialists in Iraq; and fast jet pilots in Qatar.
We do not publicly comment on exact details around operational deployments, as it would harm the capability, security and operational effectiveness of UK forces.
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