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Iraq: why this isn’t 2003 all over again
The legality of any future British air strikes on Iraq may be clear – but the justification for US intervention in neighbouring Syria is much less obvious.
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George Galloway MP says that west should strengthen Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria, but not take direct action. US Ambassador Matthew Barzun says it is a world fight.
Tom Blundell from the Royal British Legion, speaking from Wootton Bassett, says “boots on the ground” are needed. Latif al-Habib, from Swindons Islamic Centre, says should we stick to air strikes.
The Commons votes to join air strikes in Iraq against the Islamic State group. Is the UK now locked on course for conflict in Syria, too, and backlash on British streets?
The legality of any future British air strikes on Iraq may be clear – but the justification for US intervention in neighbouring Syria is much less obvious.
Julie Lenarz, director of foreign policy think tank Human Security Centre and Simon Jenkins, the author and journalist debate British military action in Iraq.
The UK is on the path to war with Islamic State militants as David Cameron recalls parliament to debate military intervention in Iraq, and warns Britain must not be “frozen with fear”.
Seeking parliamentary approval before military action has brought in a new era that inhibits prime ministers in a way that would be unthinkable to their predecessors.
Britain could recall of parliament to discuss military action in the Middle East after David Cameron warns the fight against Islamic State was one the UK “could not opt out of”.
France says its jets had launched strikes inside Iraq for the first time since the country promised to join military action against Islamic State insurgents who have taken over parts of the country.
The US carries out its first air strike against Islamic State (IS) militants under a new strategy to defeat the group in Iraq.
World leaders back military measures to help defeat Islamic State fighters in Iraq – but make no mention of the tougher diplomatic challenge in Syria.
The US launches four airstrikes against Islamic State forces to protect Iraq’s Haditha dam, escalating its intervention in the conflict.
Iraqi security forces and Shi’ite militia fighters have broken the siege on the town of Amerli, in the north of Iraq.
David Cameron insists the government has a “fully worked through” strategy to tackle Islamic State (IS) extremists in Iraq and Europe.
Britain deploys jets and surveillance aircraft in Iraq, as Defence Secretary Michael Fallon warns the mission could last for months.