Britain's defense minister has signaled a possible shift in policy by saying it's illogical that Royal Air Force jets conduct airstrikes against ISIS extremists in Iraq but not in Syria. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon is due to make a statement on the topic to lawmakers in the House of Commons on Thursday. On Wednesday he said "there is an illogicality about not being able" to strike ISIS positions in Syria, because the militants "don't differentiate between Syria and Iraq." But lawmaker Crispin Blunt, chairman of parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, said British strikes in Syria would make "no practical difference" to the U.S.-led military campaign. Britain's Parliament voted in September to attack militants in Iraq, but not Syria. No vote on expanding the strikes to Syria is currently scheduled.
