RAF readies to strike ISIS in Syria to check flow of refugees into Europe

The problem of influx of Syrian refugees into Europe has become a major issue for Europe and, there are indications that Britain could authorize airstrikes in Syria within weeks in order to take on the ISIS militants and stem the flow. Prime Minister David Cameron, Chancellor George Osborne, Defense Secretary Michael Fallon and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond have apparently agreed that there is a 'strong case' for action in Syria and in neighboring Iraq.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 7 September 2015.

However, such an action would needed the approval of the Commons and dozens of Tory MPs could oppose the plan. In that case, David Cameron would have to rely on the support of Labour MPs. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has signaled that she could extend support to the bombing raids as part of a long-term plan to end the bloody conflict in Syria.
It may be recalled that David Cameron had tried as far back as 2013 to authorize strikes but was humiliated when Tory rebels joined with Labour to vote down a plan to launch missile strikes against the Assad regime. As a result, the PM had to retreat and it damaged relations with US President Barack Obama who had to go it alone in sending jets into Syrian airspace.
The situation is now different and the public outrage at the refugee crisis fueled by the rise of ISIS has put the issue back on the table and everyone wants positive action.
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Jihadi John identified as belonging to a respectable London family

#JihadiJohn #Kuwait #London #ISIS #JamesFoley #StevenSotloff ‘Jihadi John’ was the name given to The Islamic State executioner who has been seen in videos of beheading of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, aid worker David Haines, 22 Syrian soldiers and Japanese journalist Kenji Goto.
He has now been identified as a man from London as reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 26 February 2015. His actual name is Mohammed Emwazi, was born in Kuwait. He is 27-years-old and resident of Queen’s Park, west London. Moreover, he is a computer programming graduate from the University of Westminster and it is believed that he had travelled to Syria in 2012 and later joined ISIS.
The identification has been apparently done by one of his close friends who said Mohammed Emwazi was like a brother to him.
Another person named Asim Qureshi, research director a British human rights group Cage, also believed the man was Jihadi John. Qureshi had been in contact with Mohammed Emwazi before he left for Syria.
The FBI had been trying to identify Jihadi John by using various investigative techniques like voice analysis and interviews with former hostages. British Prime Minister David Cameron has reiterated that Jihadi John has to face justice for the inhuman and appalling acts that have been committed in Syria.

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Topless Femen protesters take to the streets as Putin and Porosheko meet in Milan

Topless Femen agitators have taken to the streets to protest the meeting of Putin and Poroshenko in Milan. It is a two-woman demonstration against Vladimir Putin theguardian.com - the two protesters stood in front of Milan’s cathedral and poured buckets of red wine over their bare tops – the red wine was symbolic of the blood of Ukrainian people.
The message on the chest of one woman was “Stop ignoring Ukrainian bloodshed” and her companion made direct reference to the two-day summit of more than 50 European and Asian leaders. The message on her chest was: “ASEM allies of Putin.”
President Vladimir Putin of Russia and the Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, are scheduled to meet at a breakfast on Friday morning. The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, will also host David Cameron, Angela Merkel, François Hollande and the top officials of the EU.
There are possibilities of Putin and Poroshenko meeting face-to-face in a separate bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit. It seems Poroshenko has reportedly said that the whole world had “high expectations” of his talks with Putin.

Cameron says IS militants are psychopathic killers –RAF Tornado-GR4s to launch airstrikes

British Parliament voted 524 to 43 and granted gave approval for Britain to join the US-led coalition in the Middle East news.sky.com. The vote came after Prime Minister David Cameron said in no uncertain terms that the IS militants nothing but psychopathic terrorists trying to kill the British.
Accordingly, British fighter jets Tornados could begin airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq in no time since British MPs have overwhelmingly backed such action.
Britain has six Tornado GR4 fighter bombers positioned in Cyprus and are ready to strike northern Iraq – this small number of aircraft would make the UK's military contribution more of less a symbolic gesture.
The planes have been in RAF Akrotiri for the past six weeks and had been carrying out surveillance missions in the Middle East and could begin airstrikes over the weekend.
Defense Minister Michael Fallon has remarked that targets would have to be selected in accordance with the American and international effort that is currently going on in Iraq. Basically, the efforts of the British must fit into the ongoing scheme of things and merge into the day-to-day fighting.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has commented that the US-led airstrikes had already worsened a dire humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria.

British PM David Cameron unnerved by latest beheading video

The latest ISIS video showing the beheading of 44-year-old British aid worker David Haines has unnerved British PM David Cameron and he has taken a vow to work with allies to defeat the terrorist group Islamic State foxnews.com.
Describing the coldblooded murder of Haines as "an act of pure evil", he has also added that countries must “drain this poison from our society.”
The PM was attending a wedding and raced back to London overnight to chair a meeting of his security Cabinet, including his advisers, officials and intelligence chiefs. He has reiterated that Islam is a religion of peace, and the militants were not Muslims but were monsters.
President Obama has condemned the murder as "barbaric" and has strongly condemned the barbaric murder of UK citizen David Haines by the terrorist group ISIL.
David Haines had been abducted in Syria in 2013 while he was engaged in working for an international aid agency and the British government had managed to keep his kidnapping secret out of concern for his safety until another video recently released by Islamic State, also known as ISIS, identified him as a captive.
The Islamic State militants had earlier beheaded two American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, apart from Kurdish and Lebanese fighters, and posted the video evidence online. After the last video showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff, the ISIS had threatened to kill Haines next and briefly showed him on camera.
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Britain gifts £1.6million worth machine guns and ammunition to Kurdish forces in Iraq

Britain is gifting heavy machine guns and ammunition worth nearly £1.6million to help Kurdish forces fighting ISIS in Iraq dailymail.co.uk. This is based on deliberations at the NATO summit in Wales where Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama had prepared the ground for multi-national air strikes against Islamic State and for sending troops to form a NATO training force in Iraq.
Moreover, in Britain, cross-party support for joining US military action was increasing.The weapons being gifted would be used by the Kurdish forces to battle the extremist army, which is believed to include hundreds of Britons.
In the opinion of Defense Secretary Michael Fallon, the Kurdish forces are comparatively less well equipped than the ISIS, hence Britain is trying to help them defend themselves, protect citizens and push back advances.
This gifting of military equipment to the Government of Iraq (GoI), including the Kurdish regional government, is being undertaken at the request of the GoI.
David Cameron has said if President Obama announces further military action against the jihadists beyond the air strikes that have taken place and Britain is required to join in that action, the British MPs would have to a vote on the decision. However, the Government could take action without the approval of Parliament in case of an immediate humanitarian catastrophe or if British interest are threatened or needs urgent protection.
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Russia threatens to stop flights over its airspace if stupid sanctions are imposed

A shaky ceasefire is in place in Ukraine while the EU is mulling over imposition of more tough sanctions on Russia news.sky.com.
And, Russia has warned that it will retaliate against the West by stopping flights over Russian airspace if tougher sanctions are imposed over the conflict in Ukraine.
Dmitry Medvedev has put the blame on countries backing Ukraine for damaging the Russian economy with "stupid" sanctions and has hinted that Moscow could retaliate The Russian prime minister has remarked that Russia may have been too patient in responding to sanctions imposed so far by the United States and European Union over the Kremlin's role in Ukraine - and has issued a stern warning that the mistake would not be repeated.
His worry are the energy sector, or the financial sector.
He has cautioned that in case western airlines are not permitted to fly over Russian airspace, they would have to take a detour and that could hurt the airlines, many of the struggling airlines could be driven into bankruptcy and that is not the way to go.
The new package of EU-agreed sanctions would hit oil and gas giants Rosneft and Gazprom, and is due to come into force on Monday but could be suspended in case Russia is seen to be working towards a resolution of the Ukraine conflict. David Cameron has revealed that he had agreed with Petro Poroshenko and the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and the US that it was necessary to have a "proper peace plan" that respects Ukraine's territorial integrity.
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NATO pushing Russia to the brink with new sanctions

Despite mounting pressure on Russia to bring normalcy to the disturbed regions in east Ukraine, and the adamant attitude of Russia, NATO is formulating tough new measures that would be designed to halt Russian aggression in Ukraine news.sky.com. These would be unveiled on the second and final day of a NATO summit in Wales.
It is expected that both the United States and European Union would join hands and come together to announce a new round of coordinated economic sanctions against Russia. This has been reported by US and British government sources.
The proposed sanctions would include restrictions on some of the country's all important energy firms apart from travel restrictions.
Speaking on the sidelines of the NATO summit, the Deputy White House national security adviser Ben Rhodes has indicated that the key point is that Russia must continue to face costs for its own escalation. Or, in short, if Russia escalates, the others would also escalate their pressure.
The conflict in Ukraine is set to top the agenda for the second day of the NATO summit, with western leaders accusing Russia of sending thousands of troops into the east of the country.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has cautioned that Russia's incursion into Ukraine poses the most serious security threat to Europe since the Cold War – of course, Moscow has consistently denied about any direct military involvement in Ukraine.
British Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama and other senior NATO leaders have already met Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko who has announced plans to order a ceasefire. His condition is that a peace plan should be agreed upon during separate talks in Minsk which would be attended by representatives from Ukraine, Russia and pro-Russian rebel forces.,br> Incidentally, Russian President Vladimir Putin has also expressed hopes that a truce will come into force later, two days after he unveiled his own seven-point peace plan.
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Ukraine and Iraq high on agenda of NATO talks

As expected, Ukraine and Iraq would be high on the agenda of the NATO two-day biennial summit being held in the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales and being attended by world leaders news.sky.com.
A total of 28 heads of NATO states will be joined by a further 27 leaders from partner countries and heads of world bodies that would include the UN, EU, IMF and World Bank.
It is expected that there would be nearly 10,000 delegates and advisers, and 1,500 journalists and this would thus be the largest international gathering of its kind to be staged in the UK.
There will be heavy security of 9,000 police officers and a fence, 12 miles long and 9ft high will make up a ring of steel that will include road closures and checkpoints to prevent any terrorist attack.
The hot topics for discussions would be on how to respond to Russian aggression of Ukraine and the threat posed to the global community by the Islamic State (IS).
As British Prime Minister David Cameron has remarked - "It's hard to think of a NATO summit coming at a more important time for our alliance.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has added that ‘in today's world we are, so to speak, surrounded by an arc of crisis. To the east, to the southeast, to the south - and at this summit we will address the whole range of security challenges and improve NATO’s ability to act swiftly if needed."
Incidentally, the brutal and gruesome murder of US journalist Steven Sotloff by IS fighters, will not change the official summit agenda but is expected to ensure intense and urgent talks on the sidelines.
The 28 NATO leaders have also agreed to meet Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to hear what support his country wants – this is seen as a symbolic sign of solidarity which Kremlin should take note of.
In view of the fact that NATO is under pressure to harden its response to Russian incursions into Ukraine plans have reportedly drawn up for the creation of a new Rapid Reaction Force – it is expected to have 4,000 troops, on notice to deploy within 48 hours. The logistic and planning teams will be stationed in Poland and the Baltic States along with key equipment to hasten deployment.
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British Prime Minister warns that Britain is in the sight of ISIS fanatics

British Prime Minister David Cameron is a panic-stricken leader because he feels that Britain is in the sights of ISIS fanatics – accordingly, there would be more armed police to patrol the streets of Britain in order to counter the threat that is posed by the fanatics who are returning from Iraq and Syria dailymail.co.uk.
The Prime Minister has warned that the return of hundreds of murderous extremists posed a major threat to the security of Britain, the threat was greater than that posed by either the al-Qaeda or the IRA. He also cautioned that Islamist terrorists cannot be 'appeased' and needed to be faced down.
His comments came even as Theresa May announced the official terror threat level had been raised to ‘severe’ – the second-highest state – for the first time in three years.
Among the various steps proposed to be introduced are an increase in high-profile police patrols, including the greater use of armed officers, particularly at airports and major railway stations. Moreover, ‘uncompromising’ new laws would be introduced to plug ‘gaps in our armory’ in dealing with the threat posed by Islamic State extremists. These would include enhanced powers to remove the passports of radicalized Muslims who seek to join the fighting in the Middle East. There are also proposals to remove the passports of extremists who have already gone abroad.
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