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Since the Syrian civil war, the United Kingdom has supported the Syrian opposition. [1] The United Kingdom closed its embassy in Syria in 2011, and the Embassy of Syria, London was closed the following year. [2]
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On 6 November 1956, during the Suez Crisis, a Royal Air Force Canberra PR.7 was sent to overfly Syria on a photo reconnaissance mission, and was shot down by a Syrian Air Force Gloster Meteor. As of 2022, this was the last RAF aircraft shot down in an enemy air-to-air engagement. [4] [5]
In 2001, positive relations were developed between Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Syrian government, as part of the War on Terror. [6]
In 2002, President Bashar al-Assad made an official visit to the United Kingdom, the first Syrian leader to do so. [7] He and his wife Asma met with Queen Elizabeth II. [8]
In 2003, the British Syrian Society was established in London by Fawaz Akhras, father-in-law of Bashar al-Assad. [9]
Since the 2011 civil war, relations have deteriorated, and the UK was one of the first countries to recognise the opposition as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. [1]
The Embassy of Syria in London closed in 2013.
In 2018, the UK took part in the missile strikes against Syria alongside the United States and France. [10]
In March 2021, the British Government placed sanctions on key allies of Assad. [11]
Syria |
United Kingdom |
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Since the Syrian civil war, the United Kingdom has supported the Syrian opposition. [1] The United Kingdom closed its embassy in Syria in 2011, and the Embassy of Syria, London was closed the following year. [2]
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (April 2021) |
On 6 November 1956, during the Suez Crisis, a Royal Air Force Canberra PR.7 was sent to overfly Syria on a photo reconnaissance mission, and was shot down by a Syrian Air Force Gloster Meteor. As of 2022, this was the last RAF aircraft shot down in an enemy air-to-air engagement. [4] [5]
In 2001, positive relations were developed between Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Syrian government, as part of the War on Terror. [6]
In 2002, President Bashar al-Assad made an official visit to the United Kingdom, the first Syrian leader to do so. [7] He and his wife Asma met with Queen Elizabeth II. [8]
In 2003, the British Syrian Society was established in London by Fawaz Akhras, father-in-law of Bashar al-Assad. [9]
Since the 2011 civil war, relations have deteriorated, and the UK was one of the first countries to recognise the opposition as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. [1]
The Embassy of Syria in London closed in 2013.
In 2018, the UK took part in the missile strikes against Syria alongside the United States and France. [10]
In March 2021, the British Government placed sanctions on key allies of Assad. [11]