They can use it to rouse their populations into a desire to attack and invade and have a strong military presence in the region and at the same time they can also use it as an arm against their chief antagonist in the region which would be the Axis of Resistance and especially the government of Syria. Their destination was not immediately clear and there was no comment from British authorities. Obama said don’t expect a 180 degree turn on Russian strategy within the next several weeks, and America should not have any illusions on ISIS targets being hit by Russia anytime in the coming weeks or near future.
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The Wall Street Journal reported that residents say the Islamic State intends to use civilians as human shields in the impending offensive.
Do we realiase that the entire world, the world media and we the Muslims all over the world are unwittingly and inadvertently tarnishing the good image of Islam by referring to the Daesh – the extremists and butchers of Syria and Iraq – as members of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) or ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and Levant).
Rainham and Dagenham MP Mr Cruddas voted against the air strikes and said he was concerned they could further radicalise “homegrown jihadists”.
While Cameron talks of war he fails to explain that he has no UN mandate for such an attack and that Syria is a sovereign nation who have not invited British military action.
The motion was approved unanimously by the cabinet ministers at their weekly meeting, devoted entirely to Syria.
“Overnight, RAF Tornado GR4s, supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker and a Reaper, and operating in conjunction with other coalition aircraft, employed Paveway IV guided bombs to conduct strikes against six targets within the extensive oilfield at Omar, 35 miles inside Syria’s eastern border with Iraq”, it said.
MP JOHN Healey has pledged to vote against air strikes in Syria.
“It’s about politics and diplomacy and humanitarian aid, all of which we need to bring to bear to bring peace to Syria but to make sure we protect our national interest of fighting against this appalling terrorist organisation”.
He added: “I will be making the arguments and I hope as many Members of Parliament – across all parties – will support me as possible”.
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He said the military campaign will have two stages: air strikes to degrade ISIS capabilities and an eventual ground assault. He said the two leaders discussed Syria in detail, and they both spoke in favor of moving toward the launch of a political settlement to Syria’s civil war.
