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1st LD: British parliament OKs airstrikes against IS in Syria

Xinhua, December 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Britain's House of Commons on Wednesday voted to support a government motion on extending UK airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) to Syria after 10 hours of intense debate.

The motion, requesting British "military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL (IS) in Syria," was approved by 397 votes to 223.

The approval will pave the way for British warplanes to extend their bombing missions from Iraq to Syria.

The debate and vote came amid continued protests against British military intervention in Syria. More than 1,000 protesters, led by the Stop the War coalition, demonstrated outside the Parliament, holding placards reading: "Hands off Syria", "Don't bomb Syria" and "Say no to more imperialist war", among others. Endit