On July 17, 2015, a Freedom of Information request from London-based pressure group Reprieve revealed that the British military had conducted airstrikes against ISIS in Syria. This revelation was embarrassing for David Cameron’s Conservative government as the airstrikes occurred without approval from Westminster. The British Parliament had denied Cameron the right to intervene militarily in Syria after the discovery of Bashar Al-Assad’s alleged chemical weapons use in the summer of 2013.
Even though Reprieve’s request caused considerable controversy in Britain, the revelation is less surprising when placed in the broader context of the Syrian conflict and Britain’s expanded involvement …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
