PM: It's in Britain's national security interests to hit jihadists, deny them 'safe haven'

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday it was time to take a decision to join airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, arguing that Britain cannot "subcontract its security to other countries".

"That is why I believe that we should now take the decision to extend British airstrikes against ISIL (Islamic State) into Syria, as an integral part of our comprehensive strategy to degrade ISIL and reduce the threat it poses to us," he wrote in a response to parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee.