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Proceeding contribution from Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 30 November 2015. It occurred during Backbench debate on Middle East.

I am delighted to use up the last minute of my hon. Friend’s time by responding to the two points that he made. He is right to be concerned about

the growth of Islamic extremism in Syria. We are focused on working with the 100 or so factions that have proved themselves by saying that they do not want to be part of Assad’s regime. They want to look after their own communities, but they do not want to be part of terrorism.

Turkey is now part of the international coalition. It was struck by ISIL in a terrorist attack in Ankara not long ago, and it is participating in the Vienna talks, which is welcome news.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
603 cc97-8 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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