International Air Strikes On Islamic State

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

Libya's internationally recognised government has asked fellow Arab states to conduct air strikes against Islamic State in the coastal city of Sirte, a cabinet statement said on Saturday.

Iraqi forces backed by US-led air strikes have cleared the country's largest oil refinery of the Islamic State group, the international coalition helping Baghdad fight the jihadists said on Sunday.

Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government carried out air strikes on Wednesday near the capital Tripoli, which is controlled by its rivals, officials said, as United Nations-brokered peace talks resumed in Morocco.

The Syrian government killed more than 100 civilians in a series of "ruthless air strikes" on a bastion of the Islamic State group last year, Amnesty International said today.

Britain on Thursday rejected possible international military action in Libya and ruled out lifting an arms embargo on the country until it forms a unified government.

British lawmakers are expected to vote Friday to join the international air strikes against Islamic State fighters, as the United States and its Arab allies turn up the heat on the jihadists.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to continue the fight against Islamic State fighters following the first U.S.-led airstrikes targeting the militant group in Syria, and pledged to build even more international support for the effort.

Iraqi President Fuad Masum Monday urged rapid air strikes against jihadists ahead of an international conference in Paris on fighting the Islamic State group.

Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Islamic State fighters of "systematic ethnic cleansing" in northern Iraq, as Iraqi troops, Kurdish fighters and Shiite militiamen backed by US air strikes fought back against the jihadists.

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

Libya's internationally recognised government has asked fellow Arab states to conduct air strikes against Islamic State in the coastal city of Sirte, a cabinet statement said on Saturday.

Iraqi forces backed by US-led air strikes have cleared the country's largest oil refinery of the Islamic State group, the international coalition helping Baghdad fight the jihadists said on Sunday.

Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government carried out air strikes on Wednesday near the capital Tripoli, which is controlled by its rivals, officials said, as United Nations-brokered peace talks resumed in Morocco.

The Syrian government killed more than 100 civilians in a series of "ruthless air strikes" on a bastion of the Islamic State group last year, Amnesty International said today.

Britain on Thursday rejected possible international military action in Libya and ruled out lifting an arms embargo on the country until it forms a unified government.

British lawmakers are expected to vote Friday to join the international air strikes against Islamic State fighters, as the United States and its Arab allies turn up the heat on the jihadists.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to continue the fight against Islamic State fighters following the first U.S.-led airstrikes targeting the militant group in Syria, and pledged to build even more international support for the effort.

Iraqi President Fuad Masum Monday urged rapid air strikes against jihadists ahead of an international conference in Paris on fighting the Islamic State group.

Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Islamic State fighters of "systematic ethnic cleansing" in northern Iraq, as Iraqi troops, Kurdish fighters and Shiite militiamen backed by US air strikes fought back against the jihadists.