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'Jihadi John' on government 'kill list' of British IS fighters

Further drone strikes against Islamic State militants plotting to attack the UK could be launched within weeks, the Defence Secretary has said.

Michael Fallon said the Government would "not hesitate" to repeat the action that led to Britons being killed by an RAF drone in the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa last month.

ITV News understands there are at least five people on a government 'kill list'. One is that of Mohammed Emwazi - the man known as 'Jihadi John' who has been filmed beheading Islamic State hostages.

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Cameron: 'Hard military force' needed to help Syria

"Hard military force" will be needed to get rid of Syria's president Assad and the so-called Islamic State - also known as Isil - and bring stability to the region, the Prime Minister has said.

Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions, David Cameron said:

"Assad has butchered his own people and Isil have in their own butched butchered others an millions have fled Syria.

"We can do all we can as a moral, humanitarian nation to help people...but we have to be part of the international that says we need an approach in Syria which will mean a government that can look after its own people.

"Assad has to go. Isil have to go. And some of that will require...on occasion hard military force."

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