Turkish MPs have voted to allow its military to enter Iraq and Syria and foreign troops to use its territory to combat the threat of the Islamic State.
The UK’s air assault on Islamic State (IS) began with two RAF Tornado GR4 bombers attacking targets in Iraq: one using a Paveway IV precision-guided munition (PGM) to destroy an IS heavy weapon position that was engaging Kurdish forces, the other firing a Brimstone missile at an armed pick-up truck.
Turkey now hosts more than a 1.5m Syrians – and many more have arrived on the back of the US/allied air strikes on ISIS
Royal Air Force jets have attacked two Islamic State (IS) targets in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified the Islamic State (IS) militant dubbed “Jihadi John”, while British politicians discuss possible UK involvement in air strikes on Iraq.