
Prime Minister David Cameron has made his case for extending UK airstrikes against Islamic State (Daesh) from Iraq into Syria. He has ruled out using British ground troops.
The PM has published his arguments for war in response to a Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) report, which raised key questions that must be addressed before the UK takes military action, Russia Today reported on Thursday.
Cameron argued UK involvement in coalition airstrikes involving the US, France, Turkey and “Arab allies” would “mean greater military effect against ISIL” and speed up progress towards a “better future” for Syria.
He said the UK would work to secure a political transition and put diplomatic pressure on Russia to end its attacks on moderate Syrian forces.
Cameron ruled out the use of ground troops if MPs vote for an intervention, calling such a move “counterproductive.”
The PM was responding to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who challenged him to rule out ‘boots on the ground’ in any extended military action against IS in Syria.
He said there are 70,000 moderate Syrian troops on the ground, who can help the war effort against IS.
Source: MENA.
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