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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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.
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect fleeing violence in Iraq take refuge in camps across Dohuk. Channel 4 News has been on the ground speaking to the refugees.
Conservative MPs Rory Stewart and Nadim Zahawi are in Iraq on a fact-finding mission. Mr Zahawi says he is “very worried” about young Britons joining the Islamic State.
The European Union welcomes moves by member states, including the UK, to supply arms and ammunition to Kurdish fighters trying to halt the advance of Islamist militants in Iraq.