Tag: Raqqa Syria

• Friday, November 27th 2015 - 06:56 UTC

  Corbyn faces shadow cabinet revolt over Cameron's proposal to bomb IS

  

  Leader of the British opposition Jeremy Corbyn is facing a shadow cabinet revolt over his announcement that he cannot back proposals for airstrikes in Syria. It comes after David Cameron made his case for extending military action against the Islamic State saying “every day we don't take action is a day ISIL grows stronger”.

• Wednesday, November 18th 2015 - 07:14 UTC

  France and Russia agree on an unusual alliance against the Islamic State

  

  France and Russia agreed to coordinate their military and security services in an unusual alliance against Islamic State jihadists in Syria on Tuesday after a devastating attack on Paris and the bombing of a Russian plane.