Syria airstrikes: RAF bombers take off from Cyprus ONE HOUR after MPS vote in favour of military action - Mirror .

Two GR4 Tornados carrying three Paveway IV bombs and lightning pod reconnaissance equipment took off from RAF Akrotiri
After MPs voted overwhelmingly to Bomb ISIS in Syria, British warplanes have taken to the skies.

Two GR4 Tornados carrying three Paveway IV bombs and lightning pod reconnaissance equipment took off from RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus tonight.

The Ministry of Defence would not confirm that they were Syria-bound but it is believed the RAF were ready to react very quickly after MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of extending the air campaign against ISIS.

Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond has said the case for strikes is “simple and specific” - to extend British action beyond the border that ISIS do not recognise.

He added that the military action is in the best interests of the UK.

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