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UK MPs Authorise Syria Air Strikes Against Islamic State

Accepted submission by azrael https://soylentnews.org/~azrael/ at 2015-12-02 22:41:32
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azrael [soylentnews.org] writes:

BBC reports [bbc.co.uk]:

MPs have voted by 397 to 223 to authorise UK air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria.

Prime Minister David Cameron argued in a Commons debate that action against the "medieval monsters" of IS was legal and would "keep our country safe".

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the case for war "does not stack up" - but his party was split, with senior Labour figures voting with the government after the 10-hour debate.

RAF bombing raids could begin soon.

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