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Britain drops first bombs on Syria

Britain has dropped its first bombs on Syria - targeting an Islamic State oil field. The first plane...
TodayFM
TodayFM

8:25 AM - 3 Dec 2015



Britain drops first bombs on S...

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Britain drops first bombs on Syria

TodayFM
TodayFM

8:25 AM - 3 Dec 2015



Britain has dropped its first bombs on Syria - targeting an Islamic State oil field.

The first planes were in the sky just an hour after MPs backed extending military action by a majority of 174.

David Cameron - who was backed by more than 60 Labour MPs - says Parliament's made the 'right decision'.

Julian Borger, Diplomatic Editor with the Guardian newspaper, says the targets hit this morning were aimed at degrading Islamic State's revenues from oil:



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