Britain poised to join Syria bombing

Britain’s Parliament is set to back joining the bombing campaign against Islamic State (IS) in Syria, paving the way for airstrikes to begin swiftly
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WHO IS BOMBING IN SYRIA  Fixed-wing aircraft deployed in region, Nov 2015
U.S. 150+
France 38
Russia 35
Britain 16 Eight fighter jets to join eight Tornados already bombing IS in Iraq from Cyprus
Australia 6
Canada* 6
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IS control and support zones as of Nov 2015
Kurdish control
Coalition base
UK base
Russian base

CYPRUS RAF Akrotiri TURKEY Incirlik Diyarbakir SYRIA Damascus Raqqa Palmyra
Deir al-Zawr Homs Hama Latakia Khmeimim Aleppo IRAQ Baghdad Irbil Mosul Kirkuk Tikrit Ramadi Habbaniyah Al Asad IRAN SAUDI ARABIA JORDAN Muwaffaq Salti ISRAEL LEBANON Mediterranean Sea 100km 60 miles
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AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA AND IRAQ (as of Nov 30, 2015) 
Iraq: 5,401  Syria: 2,932
U.S. conducts more than 95% of airstrikes in Syria
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
2014 Sep Nov 2015 Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov
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Sources: U.S. Air Forces Central Command, IHS Jane’s
*Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to end Canadian air strikes
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