British PM to press for UK air strikes against IS in Syria
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LONDON - British Prime Minster David Cameron said on Tuesday he would present to parliament a "comprehensive strategy" for tackling Islamic State, including launching air strikes against the militants in Syria.
Cameron says he wants to extend Britain's strikes against Islamic State in Iraq to Syria to fall into line with allies, but fears a repeat of the defeat he suffered in parliament in 2013 on plans to bomb Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces.
The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, opposes extending the strikes to Syria and has, according to local media, called on his party to follow his lead. Cameron will count on those Labour lawmakers opposed to their far-left leader's stance, and others to break ranks.
