hree European nations committed to joining the global fight against the Islamic State, the militant group commonly known as ISIS, on Friday. Early in the day, Denmark and Belgium pledged to aid the United States in carrying out airstrikes in Iraq and outlined their plans to deploy fighter jets against the extremist group. Later in the afternoon, British lawmakers voted 524-43 in favor of launching airstrikes in Iraq. “We must fight against torture, against decapitations, so it’s time to act,” said Veli Yuksel, a Belgian lawmaker, in a press conference. Belgium approved the motion to deploy six fighter jets in Iraq and aid in the airstrikes in a 114-2 vote. In May, a veteran Islamic militant from Syria shot and killed four people at a Jewish museum in Brussels. Earlier on Friday, British Prime Minister David Cameron implored a skeptical House of Commons to consider involvement. Cameron’s impassioned speech included visceral descriptions about ISIS’s penchant for beheadings and likened the group’s goals to something from the “Dark Ages
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 17:57:25 +0000
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