Britain Air Strikes

Britain remains ready to act to "defend freedom of navigation", Foreign Minister David Cameron said on Sunday in the wake of joint US-UK air strikes on Yemen.

Israel maintained its official silence on Monday over its possible involvement in an April 9 air strike on a Syrian airbase after the New York Times quoted an unnamed Israeli military source as saying Israel had carried out the raid.

The United States, Britain and France launched strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack after mulling military action for nearly a week.

Iran warned of "regional consequences" on Saturday following a wave of punitive strikes in Syria by the United States, Britain and France.

Western strikes early Saturday hit Syrian military bases and research centres in and around the capital and the country's centre, a monitor said, as the US, France, and Britain announced a joint operation.

The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday he could suspend British involvement in air strikes against Syria if he was elected prime minister at a June 8 election.

ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi The top boss of the Islamic State - who on Thursday denied the terror group was on the brink of losing control in the besieged northern Iraqi city of Mosul -- has himself fled, Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Boris Johnson said on Friday.

Britain's bombing campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) extremists in Syria is "illegal" and will only cause "terrorism" to spread, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published today.

British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said today that Royal Air Force strikes against the Islamic State group will make British streets safer.

Britain has sent eight more warplanes to its base is Cyprus to join air strike missions against ISIS in Syria, defence minister Michael Fallon said today.

Britain joined the US-led bombing campaign against ISIS in Syria on Thursday, with air strikes beginning just hours after a decisive parliamentary vote.

British fighter jets took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus early today shortly after Britain's parliament voted to bomb Islamic State targets in Syria, a Reuters witness said.

Britain's parliament voted on Wednesday in favour of joining international air strikes on Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria.

Thousands of protesters gathered in central London on Tuesday in an effort to stop Britain joining air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria, a day before a parliamentary vote on the move.

Britain's parliament is set to vote on Wednesday to approve air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria after months of wrangling over whether enough opposition Labour lawmakers would back military action.

Britain remains ready to act to "defend freedom of navigation", Foreign Minister David Cameron said on Sunday in the wake of joint US-UK air strikes on Yemen.

Israel maintained its official silence on Monday over its possible involvement in an April 9 air strike on a Syrian airbase after the New York Times quoted an unnamed Israeli military source as saying Israel had carried out the raid.

The United States, Britain and France launched strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack after mulling military action for nearly a week.

Iran warned of "regional consequences" on Saturday following a wave of punitive strikes in Syria by the United States, Britain and France.

Western strikes early Saturday hit Syrian military bases and research centres in and around the capital and the country's centre, a monitor said, as the US, France, and Britain announced a joint operation.

The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday he could suspend British involvement in air strikes against Syria if he was elected prime minister at a June 8 election.

ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi The top boss of the Islamic State - who on Thursday denied the terror group was on the brink of losing control in the besieged northern Iraqi city of Mosul -- has himself fled, Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Boris Johnson said on Friday.

Britain's bombing campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) extremists in Syria is "illegal" and will only cause "terrorism" to spread, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published today.

British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said today that Royal Air Force strikes against the Islamic State group will make British streets safer.

Britain has sent eight more warplanes to its base is Cyprus to join air strike missions against ISIS in Syria, defence minister Michael Fallon said today.

Britain joined the US-led bombing campaign against ISIS in Syria on Thursday, with air strikes beginning just hours after a decisive parliamentary vote.

British fighter jets took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus early today shortly after Britain's parliament voted to bomb Islamic State targets in Syria, a Reuters witness said.

Britain's parliament voted on Wednesday in favour of joining international air strikes on Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria.

Thousands of protesters gathered in central London on Tuesday in an effort to stop Britain joining air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria, a day before a parliamentary vote on the move.

Britain's parliament is set to vote on Wednesday to approve air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria after months of wrangling over whether enough opposition Labour lawmakers would back military action.