Emily Thornberry – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) Brimstone missiles, (b) Hellfire missiles and (c) Paveway IV guided bombs have been deployed against targets in (i) Iraq since September 2014 and (ii) Syria since December 2015.
Penny Mordaunt
The number of weapons fired by each weapon type in each country during the period requested up to 24 January 2016 is shown below:
RAF Weapon Usage on Op SHADER in Iraq and Syria
|
Weapon Type |
Number of weapons fired at targets in Iraq From September 2014 |
Number of weapons fired at targets in Syria From 2 December 2015 |
|
Hellfire |
311 |
7 |
|
Dual Mode Seeker Brimstone |
117 |
9 |
|
Paveway IV |
540 |
34 |
The Ministry of Defence provides a regular update on airstrikes at http//www.gov.uk/government/news/update-air-strikes-in-Iraq
