In a vote of 524-to-43, the British Parliment voted to begin their own air strikes on Islamic militant forces in Iraq.

Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama at the G7 conference in 2014. (Number 10/Flickr)

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Prime Minister David Cameron also co-authored a letter with President Barack Obama imploring the U.N. to use all available means to combat terrorism.

Britian voted against military air strikes against Syria for chemical warfare in 2013, and has not yet agreed to air strikes on Syria this year.

See more at The New York Times.

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