The Globe and Mail | British bombers enter fray in Syria, strike Islamic State oil fields The Globe and Mail British bombers made their first strikes on Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, hitting oil fields that Prime Minister David Cameron says are being used to fund attacks on the West. Tornado bombers took off from the RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus just ... British airstrikes hit Islamic State oil fields, aim to deal 'real blow' British bombers make first air strikes on Syria after UK parliament vote Syria air strikes: RAF Tornado jets carry out bombing |