Air strikes 2014 - 2020
Dear Ministry of Defence,
Good morning.
Dear Ministry of Defence,
I would like to know, please, the following:
1) The number of enemies killed in action (EKIA) and enemies wounded in action
(EWIA) by RAF strikes in Iraq and Syria.
- The data broken down by aircraft type responsible for the strike (e.g. Typhoon, Tornado and Reaper) and by month, beginning from September 2014 (Iraq) and December 2015 (Syria) up to the end of Jan 2020 if possible. Please include data up to the latest date possible while processing this request.
2) All allegations of civilian casualties from RAF strikes in Iraq and Syria received by the British government since September 2014 to the present day.
- For each allegation, please provide the date, location, and all other details available such as the numbers of civilians killed or injured.
Yours faithfully,
Iain Overton
Dear Ministry of Defence,
I apologise - in my last email I wrote January 2020. I meant January 2021.
I hope this is an acceptable change.
Yours faithfully,
Iain Overton
Dear Mr Overton,
On behalf of the department, please find the attached response letter to
your Freedom of Information request, dated 2^nd February 2021.
Yours sincerely,
PHQ J9 FOI Secretariat
Dear UKStratCom-PJHQ-J9-FOI-Mbx (MULTIUSER),
In response to your email, I would like to state
1) The number of enemies killed in action (EKIA) and enemies wounded in action (EWIA)
by RAF strikes in Iraq and Syria.
- The data broken down by aircraft type responsible for the strike (e.g. Typhoon, Tornado
and Reaper) and by month, beginning from Jan 2019 up to the end of Jan 2021 if possible.
2) All allegations of civilian casualties from RAF strikes in Iraq and Syria received by the
British government since Jan 2019 to the present day.
- For each allegation, please provide the date, location, and all other details available such
as the numbers of civilians killed or injured.
I hope that this change enables the work to be conducted within the cost limit.
Yours sincerely,
Iain Overton
Dear Mr Overton,
Thank you for your email. Your request has been logged under the Freedom of Information Act, as FOI2021/02081. We aim to provide a response by 23rd March 2021.
Yours sincerely,
PJHQ J9 FOI Secretariat
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