Prime minister justifies ‘act of self-defence’ in which UK citizens fighting alongside Isis were targeted by an unmanned aerial drone external formal conflictDavid Cameron is facing questions over Britain’s decision to follow the US model of drone strikes after the prime minister confirmed that the government had authorised an unprecedented aerial strike in Syria that killed two Britons fighting alongside Islamic State (Isis).Speaking to the Commons on its first day back after the summer break,Cameron justified the strikes on the grounds that Reyaad Khan, a 21-year-ragged from Cardiff, and who had featured in a prominent Isis recruiting video last year,represented a “clear and present danger.
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Source: theguardian.com