Sentences with phrase «began airstrikes»

CAAT states that U.K. government data it has compiled show that since the Saudi - led coalition began airstrikes on Yemen in 2015, «the U.K. has licensed # 4.6 billion ($ 6.3 billion) worth of arms to Saudi Arabia, including # 2.7 billion worth of ML10 licenses (aircraft, helicopters, drones) and # 1.9 billion worth of ML4 licenses (grenades, bombs, missiles, countermeasures).»

David Cameron will present his case to MPs later for the UK to begin airstrikes against so - called Islamic State in Syria.

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He might begin with the U.S. - allied war efforts against ISIS, which has had its difficulties since Obama first authorized stepped up airstrikes and some ground action in mid-204.

Kurdish soldiers, militia groups and coalition airstrikes led by the United States have been fighting back against the extremist organisation in Iraq since it began capturing towns and cities in the country.

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.

At the beginning of November, the UK parliament's foreign affairs committee (which has a Conservative majority) issued a report that was highly sceptical of the case for extending airstrikes against the terrorist group beyond Iraq into Syria.

Tensions between Mr Benn and Mr Corbyn have been on display for some time, most notably last December during the argument on whether or not the UK should beginning launching airstrikes against IS terrorists in Syria.

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

Beginning a lengthy debate on airstrikes over Syria in the Commons, Cameron emplyed a rather different tone as he said there was «honour» in voting on either side of the motion.

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Casualty is first civilian death the MoD has admitted responsibility for since airstrikes in region began four years ago

Call in airstrikes, commandeer tanks, operate giant robots, and that's only the beginning — all to obliterate the alien scum that threatens our planet!