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UK parliament to vote on military action in Iraq

26 September 2014 10:28 BST

The UK parliament is to debate today whether or not to join military action in Iraq, as news comes in of the deaths of two Islamic State (IS) leaders in the governate of Kirkuk.

The vote in the House of Commons, the debate on which begins at 9:30am GMT and the vote due at 4:00pm, is expected to pass fairly smoothly and will confirm a decision agreed on unanimously in the UK cabinet to join the US and several Arab nations in carrying out airstrikes on IS militants.

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The UK parliament is to debate today whether or not to join military action in Iraq.

The vote in the House of Commons, the debate on which begins at 9:30am GMT and the vote due at 4:00pm, is expected to pass fairly smoothly and will confirm a decision agreed on unanimously in the UK cabinet to join the US and several Arab nations in carrying out airstrikes on IS militants.