LONDON (Sputnik) – UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced Monday that he would address the country’s parliament Thursday to "make the case" for expanding the airstrikes targeting the Islamic State (ISIL) militant group to Syria.
"On Thursday I will come to this House and make a further statement responding personally to the Foreign Affairs Committee. I will make the case for Britain to join our international allies in going after ISIL [ISIL] in their headquarters in Syria, not just in Iraq," Cameron said, addressing the House of Commons.
The Islamic State has seized large areas in Iraq and Syria. A US-led international coalition has been launching airstrikes against the group in both countries.
Britain has been carrying out airstrikes against ISIL jihadists in Iraq since August 2014, but the UK parliament has rejected extending the campaign to Syria.
