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.”

 

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