Sentences with phrase «british airstrikes»

A key reason British airstrikes against ISIS are now limited to Iraq not Syria is because the Prime Minister was not willing to risk losing again.

«Isil poses a very direct threat to the United Kingdom — and as we have already seen in Iraq, British airstrikes can play a key role in degrading them.

In a statement on Monday night Cameron said: «ISIL poses a very direct threat to the United Kingdom — and as we have already seen in Iraq, British airstrikes can play a key role in degrading them; but they are only part of a comprehensive strategy for Syria.

The vast majority of the British public do not believe that British airstrikes on Syria are the right response to the Paris massacre, says a poll published today.

The US and Russia are poised to significantly up their stakes, and Prime Minister David Cameron has begun laying out the argument to extend British airstrikes into Syria as well.

Not exact matches

After Corbyn's spokesman suggested airstrikes made terror attacks in Britain more likely, a spokesman for shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn said: «Daesh have already killed British citizens in Tunisia, blown up Lebanese citizens and anti-war campaigners in Turkey, and murdered journalists.

Public statements from senior British government figures on the issue have caused confusion since airstrikes began in March.

On Syria Labour party members divide two - to - one against airstrikes and three - to - one against the use of British ground forces in Iraq or Syria.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S., British and French forces pounded Syria with airstrikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack that killed dozens of people last week, in the biggest intervention by Western powers agains...