PARIS (Reuters) --- British air force
capabilities would make a difference in the fight against Islamic State in Syria ,
with precision strikes especially increasing pressure on the group, French
Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a column on Thursday.
The opinion piece
in Britain 's Guardian
newspaper was published after Prime Minister David Cameron urged parliament on
Thursday to back British air strikes against Islamic State in Syria . Cameron
told lawmakers Britain
could not "subcontract its security to other countries".
"We need
British defense capabilities to win this war. The Royal Air Force is already in
action over Iraq .
Its involvement over Syria
would make a practical difference," Le Drian wrote in the column,
published on the Guardian website.
"The RAF has
significant capabilities for precision air strikes, aerial reconnaissance and
air-to-air refueling support. On a daily basis, its Tornado aircraft and
unmanned drones are causing very severe damage to Isis (Islamic State) in Iraq . The use
of these capabilities over Syria
would put additional and extreme pressure on the Isis
terror network."
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