- International Secretary of Bratin has confirmed third round of airdrops of much needed humanitarian aid to the thousands of refugees under siege by the forces of the Islamic State (ISIS) on Mount Sinjar
- Thousands of Iraqi people who are homeless and specially in the Mount Sinjar, the RAf have successfully made 5 drops including 1000’s of containers filled with pure water and shelter kits
- A total of £13 million in response to the crisis committed by the U.K a special session of Parliament was called to discuss on the Iraq situation whether the U.K. should join the U.S. in air strikes against the IS forces is increasing from his own party members and former senior armed forces officers
- The Prime Minister David Cameron refused to join the air strikes on northern Iraq as report says that the on August 12 accused the government of being “terrified of any form of intervention involving boots on the ground before an election next year”
- While Australia does not rule out any military involvement in Iraq as per the visiting Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
- Further Mr.Abbott said “Trying to ensure that people are not exposed to terrorists, who have been crucifying, summarily executing, decapitating, people [and] who have been dealing in a hideous way with women and children – this is a humanitarian cause…”
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/cameron-under-pressure-to-join-air-strikes/article6314752.ece