Cameron to order air strike on IS leadership

ISIS chief Sheikh Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, a Syrian preacher, will be at the top of Britain’s so-called “kill list” when the strikes are launched, The Sunday Times reported.

Al-Adnani is reportedly in charge of the terror group’s “international attacks” unit, believed to have orchestrated the Paris massacre and has repeatedly targeted the UK for a mass-casualty atrocity. Adnani’s external operations unit in the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa is believed to be running a network of jihadists who have returned to Britain after being trained in Syria.

The first RAF missions, expected this week, will feature high-profile strikes against suspected ISIS command and control hideouts in Raqqa to cut off the “snake’s head” of the terrorist group. MPs are expected to vote in the House of Commons on extending air strikes to Syria on Wednesday. The motion will explicitly limit attacks to ISIS targets and rule out committing ground troops. It will stress that any decision has UN backing.