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David Cameron: British ISIL fighter killed by drone strike in ‘self-defence’

David Cameron has just informed the House of Commons that an RAF drone killed several ISIL fighters in Syria in a targeted strike in Syria. Two of those killed were British citizens who Cameron said were planning terrorist strikes against this country.

He called this a lawful act of ‘self defence’ and stressed that it was targeted and that he would return to the Commons to seek permission for more generalised bombing of ISIL in Syria.

It will be interesting to see whether Jeremy Corbyn chooses to intervene in the Commons debate that is following this revelation.

More to follow…

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