UK : Parliament overwhelmingly supports British airstrikes on ISIL targets in Iraq . Prime Minister David Cameron says a military operation against ISIL in Iraq is legal . ` ` The hallmarks will be patience and persistence , not shock and awe , '' he says . `` Sooner or later we are going to have to do it . The motion approved by Parliament ruled out action on ground in Iraq , action in Syria .
UK : Parliament overwhelmingly supports British airstrikes on ISIL targets in Iraq . Prime Minister David Cameron says a military operation against ISIL in Iraq is legal . ` ` The hallmarks will be patience and persistence , not shock and awe , '' he says . The motion approved by Parliament ruled out action on ground in Iraq , action in Syria .