“The move might not be popular because it could be seen as invading a foreign land. On the other side, we have to accept IS is the worst form of terrorism we have seen in recent years."
Source/Credit: South Wales Argus
By SWA | September 26, 2014
Countries including the US, France, the UAE and Saudi Arabia have already begun military action against the group claiming to have established an Islamic state in the Middle East.
US and Arab air strikes are taking place in both Iraq and Syria but the vote in Westminster today will deal specifically with Iraq, after its government formally requested military assistance.
Addressing the UN on Wednesday, David Cameron said: “We are facing an evil against which the whole of the world should unite and as ever, in the cause of freedom, democracy and justice, Britain will play its part.”
Parliament has been recalled for the vote and some local politicians have already set out their stalls.
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Naveed Mughal, a youth leader at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association based in Newport, said he could see strong arguments for and against military action in both Iraq and Syria: “The move might not be popular because it could be seen as invading a foreign land. On the other side, we have to accept IS is the worst form of terrorism we have seen in recent years. Unfortunately, peace talks with them will not be possible. People like IS give other Muslims a bad name, as much as we as a community try to do good work in the UK.”
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