Proposed Ongoing Military Contribution to the Defeat-ISIS Coalition

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The pack comprises:

• the 23 March 2020 Cabinet minute: Proposed Ongoing Military Contribution to the Defeat-ISIS Coalition [CAB-20-MIN-0097] and the 10 March Cabinet External Relations and Security Committee minute: Proposed Ongoing Military Contribution to the Defeat-ISIS Coalition [ERS-20-MIN-0002]

• the redacted Cabinet paper: Proposed Ongoing Military Contribution to the Defeat-ISIS Coalition [CAB-20-SUB-0097].

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