Operation Telic is the codename used by the British for the role of their forces in the Invasion of Iraq and its subsequent occupation. - markfromireland
Iraq
Mr. Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many military (a) fatalities and (b) casualties were sustained by personnel deployed to Iraq on Operation Telic in each month since March 2003; what the date was of each incident; and how many (i) deaths and (ii) casualties had been sustained in respect of each incident one week after the event. [60537]
John Reid [holding answer 22 March 2006]: The best information centrally available for Operation Telic fatalities and casualty statistics is published on the MOD website at:
Link to British Ministry of Deense site cited by Reid in his reply
With one exception, all of the UK personnel listed died within one week of the incident occurring; the exception concerned an individual who was injured in a road traffic accident and subsequently died of his wounds in hospital in the UK three weeks later. We do not hold information on the status of casualties one week after the incident occurred.
Source: Hansard
Notes:
- The Member of Parliament (MP) asking the question is Alex Salmond. John Reid is Secretary of State for Defence.
- In the UK ministerial nomenclature system a Secretary of State is a Senior Cabinet minister. A Secretary of StateUsually (but not invariably) an MP rather than a member of The House of Lords
- In his reply to the Parliamentary Question (PQ) Reid gave the raw URL I have formatted it to prevent blogger giving problems.
Reid was also asked how many soldiers treated following service in Iraq had (a) physical injuries and (b) a mental illness.
here UK readers may find his answer in which he reveals how little his department knows on this topic irritating.
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