First film from ground level of RAF strike in Iraq
We don’t know if there were civilian casualties: the peshmerga said they feared the jihadists had forced women to accompany them as human shields.
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We don’t know if there were civilian casualties: the peshmerga said they feared the jihadists had forced women to accompany them as human shields.
Islamic State group militants are said to be just one mile away from Baghdad – despite Iraqi ground forces holding them back in a key town near the city.
British Tornado fighter jets fly into Iraq ready to carry out air strikes against the Islamic State group, but the Ministry of Defence says no targets were hit in the first approved combat operation.
French fighter jets hit Islamic State targets in Iraq and the US strikes in Syria, as British MPs debate joining a military coalition against the jihadi group.
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.
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”.
If Scotland gains independence, the UK’s influence and power will be increasingly consigned to history.
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.
President Barack Obama approves air strikes in Syria for the first time in an attempt to tackle the threat of Islamic State militant. He said it was counter-terrorism, but it sounds a lot like war.
The US launches four airstrikes against Islamic State forces to protect Iraq’s Haditha dam, escalating its intervention in the conflict.
In his last article before he was kidnapped, James Foley reported on the “increasingly violent” Syrian opposition, which had been “deeply infiltrated by both foreign fighters and terrorist groups”.
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.