And he denied the suggestion that the military were avoiding going for IS leaders after a second strike on infrastructure rather than personnel.
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The Ministry of Defence said that other missions to collect intelligence had also taken place, with assistance from an RAF Voyager air refuelling tanker during their missions.
“For that money the bandits are recruiting mercenaries, buying weapons and staging cruel terror attacks aimed against our citizens, as well as citizens of France, Lebanon, Mali and other countries”, he said. That’s the whole point of being a democracy.
A second pair of GR4s patrolled the skies over western Iraq, where they provided close air support to Iraqi forces engaged in combat with ISIS in and around Ramadi.
“These targets are very carefully selected to minimise any risk to civilians or collateral damage”, he said.
He told crews at RAF Akrotiri that it was a “privilege” to thank them “for what you have been doing, and what you are about to do”.
The unnamed terrorist was said to have met people “suspected of having the intention and capability of plotting or assisting terrorist activity” in the UK.
Papadopoulos’ statement also said that the two men exchanged points of view for the broader cooperation between Cyprus and Britain on matters pertaining to security and dealing with asymmetric threats. “And it derives from Syria”, he said.
They included shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn who rallied support to strike the “fascists” of Daesh in a powerful closing speech which drew a rare round of applause from MPs on both sides of the House.
The main question now is whether the expansion of the anti-ISIS alliance will lead to a more comprehensive plan which not only aims to hit terrorists, but also seeks to evict them from their current hideouts.
He says the fight against IS will not be “either short or simple”.
“We are developing partnerships, although they are not as strong as we want yet, with local tribes and Sunnis who are willing to fight ISIL”, Obama noted.
Mr Fallon said the vote meant that Britain could finally play a full part in the US-led coalition attacking IS.
RAF jets conducted intelligence missions over Syria overnight, as well as attacking Islamic State in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence said.
Today two more Tornados and six Typhoons arrived at the Cyprus base, adding to the eight Tornado GR4 craft already there.
British Prime Minister David Cameron warned that the United Kingdom military operation could last some time.
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Bombing began hours after MPs gave their backing for military action.
