PICHA::MAJESHI YA UINGEREZA YANAJIANDAA KWENDA KUSHAMBULIA KIKUNDI CHA ISIS

Lift-off: A Tornado jet takes off from RAF Marham, Norfolk believed to be on its way to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to help with the air strikes against ISIS in Iraq

Britain will today commit to a war lasting up to three years against ‘medieval’ Islamist fanatics spreading horror in Iraq.

In an emergency sitting of Parliament, MPs are expected overwhelmingly to back military action for what is already being called the Third Gulf War.

Air strikes are expected to start within hours of the 5pm vote.

The daughter of British aid worker David Haines, beheaded by the so-called Islamic State, last night made an emotional plea to the Government to do ‘whatever it takes’ to destroy the jihadis who murdered her father

Six RAF Tornado jets will begin strikes on targets in Iraq from a base in Cyprus within hours of MPs giving their approval