British lawmakers meeting in emergency session approved a motion today to participate in airstrikes against ISIS targets in Iraq.
The 524-43 vote came after Prime Minister David Cameron told Parliament that the country had a "duty to take part" in international efforts to combat the extremist group.
"This is not a threat on the far side of the world," he said, but one that menaces European nations directly.
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