British Jets Conduct 2nd Round of Airstrikes in Syria hitting oil fields

British war planes carried out a round of airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria late Friday, again hitting oil fields, officials said.

British Defense Minister Michael Fallon said in a statement Saturday that two Typhoon fighter-bombers joined the campaign for the first time, hitting an oil field in eastern Syria.

Britain's Ministry of Defense released a video showing bombers conducting the second round of airstrikes on Islamic State targets.

The Typhoon jets arrived Thursday at a British air base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, to bolster its strike force of Tornado warplanes.

Britain’s Royal Air Force Tornado fighter jets began airstrikes in Syria Thursday just hours after lawmakers in London voted 397 to 223 in favor of an expanded strategy to defeat the Islamic State militant group.

British lawmakers approved the bombing of targets in Syria at the request of Prime Minister David Cameron.

Cameron appeared before Parliament to make his case, saying the airstrikes would be “part of a wider strategy” to overcome Islamic State, which has been using the oil fields to fund attacks on the West.
 voanews.com
5/12/15
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• French President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron have agreed to "intensify  their cooperation" in the fight against ISIL terrorists, Hollande's office said in a statement Saturday.

The two leaders spoke by phone, with Hollande congratulating Cameron on winning a recent vote in the British parliament to start bombing ISIL targets in Syria, the French presidency said.

"The two leaders agreed to further intensify their cooperation in the fight against ISIL both in the Syrian campaign and in the exchange of information," the Elysee Palace said.

Britain, which was already carrying out anti-ISIL air strikes in Iraq, attacked terrorist targets in Syria for the first time on Thursday, just hours after parliament gave its approval.
 AFP
NEWZ.GR
5/12/15