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Syria: Kurds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the safety of the Syrian Kurdish population in Northeast Syria.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 10 Feb 2025
Target answer date: 12 Feb 2025
Answer: 13 Feb 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

10 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the safety of the Syrian Kurdish population in Northeast Syria.
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Feb 2025
Answer published
We are concerned by increased tensions in northern Syria and the impact this may have on civilians and stability in the region. Our priority is de-escalation, and we are in regular contact with both Turkey and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to this en...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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