British Airstrikes Syria: Royal Air Force Attacks ISIS-Linked Oilfield In

Four Royal Air Force Tornadoes took off from a British air base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, shortly after the 397-223 vote by lawmakers in the House of Commons.

A Eurofighter Typhoon jet takes off from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland heading for Syria..

Britain’s defense secretary says British Tornados struck at oil fields that help finance the activities of the Islamic State group – the first strikes to follow after a vote in Parliament authorizing military action in Syria.

Cameron, during the debate, stressed on the terror threat from the ISIS.

MPs engaged in a marathon 10-hour debate before agreeing to back air strikes against IS.

He has previously said the more than 4-year-old Syrian civil war could not be resolved by military action alone, but that the strikes would “degrade” Islamic State, a militant Islamist group which has declared a caliphate in large parts of Iraq and Syria.

The air strikes were carried out within hours of a vote by MPs in the Commons to back extending operations against Islamic State (IS) from neighbouring Iraq.

As rumours swirled round Westminster about Mr Benn taking the top job following his impassioned speech in favour of Syrian air strikes, opposing Mr Corbyn’s stance, the party’s leadership team slammed conspirators.

With over 3,000 airstrikes already launched in Syria over the past year and more to come, the possibility of collateral damage and other complications on the ground remains high as the United Kingdom said it expects to fight ISIS for years – not months.

“We all support and defend the democratic right to protest and lobby”.

The work underway at the Shaayrat air base, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of the city of Homs, could also signal Moscow’s intention to step up airstrikes in the country’s central region where the Islamic State group is active.

Stella Creasy, the Labour MP for Walthamstow, who also voted for the airstrikes (spotting a pattern here?), has been subjected in particular to enormous amounts of vitriol.

Speaking at the end of a two-day meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation foreign ministers in Brussels, during which he pressed his 27 counterparts to contribute more, Kerry expressed gratitude to Cameron for asking Parliament to send warplanes over Syria.

Mr Corbyn questioned whether air strikes would contribute to a peaceful settlement for Syria and warned that they could increase the possibility of terror attacks in Britain. He said it was unfortunate that this vote will not have enough of an effect on the war in Syria because what you would really did is troops on the ground. Their bombs are said to have targeted the Omar oilfields in eastern Syria which are said to be under the control of the militants and supplying them with fuel and funds.

And Stockport MP Ann Coffey, who received emails branding her a “warmonger” and a “red Tory”, said that “unfortunate” comments from senior party figures had effectively given campaigners “permission to target MPs”.

Labour MPs, granted a free vote following an acrimonious party split over bombing raids, were sharply divided as 66 MPs backed the Government, while 152 filed through the No lobby with Mr Corbyn.

Russian Federation and the US-led coalition have also been conducting aerial bombings.

“Whilst the combat power of this sustainable long-term RAF commitment is impressive, it is not huge compared to the weight of firepower which the coalition as a whole…can bring to bear against Daesh in both Iraq and Syria”.

“Johann didn’t get everything right but she was never allowed the chance to make her case properly because every time she said anything our MPs would be on the phone to lobby journalists”, the insider said.