France, Britain raise stakes on Islamic State in Syria

“Is this the first time in modern times that a British asset has been used to conduct a strike in a country where we are not involved in a war? The answer to that is yes,” he added.

 

Britain is already carrying out airstrikes on IS targets in Iraq, but Cameron said he wanted Britain to able to extend its bombing campaign to Syria.

 

In Paris, President Francois Hollande said he had ordered surveillance flights to begin over Syria to lay the ground for air strikes on IS targets.

 

“I have asked the defense ministry that from tomorrow surveillance flights can be launched over Syria, allowing us to plan airstrikes against Daesh (the Islamic State group),” Hollande told a press conference.

 

France has been targeted by a series of jihadist attacks this year, most recently when a heavily armed suspected extremist tried to attack a train on French soil only to be overpowered by passengers.

 

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