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registered interest false more like this
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Islamic State more like this
house id 2 more like this
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they first became aware of the development and growth of ISIL in Syria before its incursion into Iraq. more like this
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The Marquess of Lothian more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-22more like thismore than 2014-10-22
answer text <p>The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) grew out of Al Qaida in Iraq [AQ-I] which has been operating there since 2003.</p><p>Press reporting from 2012 stated that AQ-I fighters were travelling over the border into Syria as the country emerged as the primary “jihadi theatre.” But ISIL’s presence in Syria was publicly announced by a declaration from Al Qaida in Iraq (AQ-I) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi of its merger with Al Nusrah Front (ANF) in April 2013. The merger was subsequently rejected by the ANF.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-22T15:43:01.1038029Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-22T15:43:01.1038029Z
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label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
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label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian more like this