Corbyn: UK should review ISIL targeting in Iraq
London should look again at the decision to target the ISIL militants in Iraq with air strikes, said UK’s Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn.
He went on saying that the airstrikes that began in September 20-14 have failed to produce favorable results.
”What's been done in Iraq has been done by the Iraqi government and currently supported by the British government. I did not support it when it came up,” he said.
He also added that the crises in Iraq and Syria should be settled through political means with the participation of regional powers.
"I'm not sure how successful it [military action in Iraq] has been because most of the action appears to have moved into Syria so I think we have to look again at that,” he said.
He referred to the recent Vienna talks on Syria, where Iran was invited for the first time, stressing Tehran should have been involved from the very beginning.
Corbyn has been pushing for a diplomatic solution to the violence in Syria over the past years.
Many say, his strong opposition to action in Syria is among the main reasons the Prime Minister has sought to delay putting a vote before parliament.
Earlier, Cameron confirmed that he would seek the support of Labour MPs to extend British airstrikes against ISIL militants also known as Daesh in Iraq and Syria.
Labour MPs are expected to be given a free vote in an attempt by the party leadership. The vote is aimed at avoiding a damaging row after Corbyn announced that he is opposed to airstrikes against ISIL in all circumstances.
Medai reports say Downing Street is expected to hold a Commons vote later in the autumn to approve an extension of UK involvement in the airstrikes against ISIL targets.
Back in August, UK air force carried out an airstrike in Syria killing 21-year-old Reyaad Khan from the city of Cardiff, 26-year-old Ruhul Amin from Aberdeen and another terrorist who was not from Britain.
The attack went ahead despite parliament voting against strikes in 2013. The British premier justified the drone attack saying those killed were plotting against the UK and that they could not be eliminated by any other means.
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