UK begins striking in Syria, hours after parliament vote
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(Worthy News) – British warplanes carried out their first airstrikes in Syria Thursday, hours after Parliament voted to authorize air attacks against Islamic State group targets there.
Four Royal Air Force Tornados took off from a British air base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, shortly after the vote.
A Ministry of Defense spokesman told the AP the planes had conducted strikes in Syria, and details about their targets would be provided later Thursday. [ Source ]
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