on thursday, british defense secretary michael fallon updated a parliamentary committee on efforts to combat isis in iraq and syria. other military officials spoke stabilizetegies to the middle east and russia's role in the fight against isis. this is just under two hours. i'm not a director of operations in the ministry of defense, a post i have held for four weeks. >> congratulations. i'm don nicholson, director of policy at the administration of defense. >> i'm afraid our numbers are slightly depleted because of the breakdown on tube services, but i hope we will be augmented later on. our first question is from johnny. >> good morning. secretary of state, i was wondering if you could start by outlining, what is the uk's national interest in the middle east and north africa? and to somee east extent north africa are fundamental to this country's security, stability, and its prosperity. we rely on a series of partnerships in the region to help us manage threats from the terrorism, the challenge of migration, but we also need to ensure the energy supplies we rely on our secure, secure

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