Britain to dedicate 10,000 elite troops to fight ISIS terror threat amid fears of decade-long campaign
Two new 5,000-strong strike forces will be formed to take on Islamic State terrorists, David Cameron announces today.
He will put £12billion aside to create our fastest-ever rapid reaction troops as fears grow of a 10-year campaign.
New military hardware is “vital” at a time “when the threats to our country are growing”, Cameron said, citing the rise of IS as a major reason for the additional purchases.
The Prime Minister added: “We cannot choose between conventional defences against state-based threats and the need to counter threats that do not recognise national borders.
“Today we face both and we must respond to both.”