Mr Jarvis said there was no logic in fighting Daesh in Iraq, but not Syria, and stressed that Britain does not have the “luxury” of waiting for an agreement on political transition in Syria.
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Activists and experts maintain that yet another force bombing the militants will do little if it is not part of a broader strategy to address the threat of the terror group and the violence perpetrated by the regime of the president, Bashar al-Assad.
“This will not be the start of a new conflict – Great Britain is already engaged in air strikes against this enemy in Iraq”, said Mr Smith.
A Reaper operated with coalition fast jets providing close air support to Iraqi units conducting offensive operations against ISIL in Ramadi.
Daesh is an Arabic name for the jihadist group commonly known as ISIS. “The facts are telling”, Assad said in the interview. The ones actually conducting the raids will number in the “double digits”, he said.
Saadi contended that the Islamic State is “almost finished”.
A total of 66 Labour MPs sided with the government as David Cameron secured a majority.
“Whether to vote to send British troops to fight overseas is one of the most hard decisions an MP has to make”. His comments at the annual ministerial council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) came after Britain’s parliament voted late on Wednesday to join the US-led bombing campaign over Syria.
As the Prime Minister set out in his statement to Parliament last week, we believe there is a strong case for extending our military action to tackle the threat from ISIL in Syria.
But Christopher Harmer with the Institute for the Study of War says to truly put a dent in Islamic State operations, more special forces and resources will have to be sent to the region.
He added that the leaders would also discuss the progress of the pan-GCC march and proposals to expand economic, social and cultural cooperation and integration among member states On his meeting with the Russia’s ambassador to Kuwait, Al-Jarallah said the meeting was held upon a request from the Russian side and it focused on following up the outcome of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s recent visit to Moscow.
“Since the beginning of that coalition, ISIS has expanded and the recruits from around the world has increased…” Currently, the United Kingdom is carrying out airstrikes only in Iraq.
INSKEEP: Ambassador, thanks very much for coming by.
The government’s mostly Shiite Muslim forces, with extensive USA air and other support, are now trying to take back Ramadi, a Sunni Muslim city and famous American battleground, from Sunni Islamic State forces.
The Reaper provided surveillance support to six coalition air strikes on terrorists manoeuvring in the area, and conducted four highly accurate strikes of its own using Hellfire missiles on groups of extremists as they attempted to reposition themselves against the advancing Iraqi forces.
French airstrikes on Isis strongholds in Syria.
United States government officials say for the Syrian peace efforts to yield results, Assad needs to step down.
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At the same time, the commander-in-chief insisted the United States and its allies remained committed to defeating ISIS, which controls large swaths of territory across Iraq and Syria and has claimed responsibility for the November 13 Paris terrorist attacks that killed 129 people.
