Around 4,000 people joined a protest in London Saturday against Britain potentially joining air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.
Parliament is expected to vote on the issue next week after Prime Minister David Cameron pushed MPs to back the move in the wake of this month's Paris attacks.
The demonstration was organized by the Stop The War Coalition protest movement.
Its chairman Andrew Murray urged demonstrators to "stand behind" Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the main opposition Labour party and a former Stop the War Coalition chairman, in opposing air strikes.
"This is a conflict that cannot and will not be solved by bombing," Murray told the crowd.
One demonstrator, 65-year-old John Offen, said he and others were worried about a "lack of planning" in the proposed military action.
"We've had adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan," he added, referring to Britain's role in previous conflicts. "We've destabilized all these countries."
Actor Mark Rylance and musician Brian Eno handed a letter in to Downing Street urging Cameron not to join the international air strikes.
"I don't think this is the way to support our friends in France," Rylance, star of "Wolf Hall" and "Bridge of Spies", told reporters. "We've tried this way before."
Britain is already involved in air strikes against IS jihadists in Iraq but has not so far taken part in bombing the group's positions in Syria...
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28/11/15
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