Iraq crisis: David Cameron under pressure to recall parliament

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/11/iraq-crisis-david-cameron-pressure-recall-parliament

Tory and Labour politicians urge prime minister to call debate on military action amid more reports of Isis slaughtering minorities

Iraq crisis: David Cameron under pressure to recall parliament
Rajeev Syal
theguardian.com, Monday 11 August 2014 04.33 EDT

David Cameron is under pressure to recall parliament amid growing unrest at the humanitarian crisis engulfing Iraq.

With more reports of minority Christians and Yazidis being slaiughtered by Islamic State extremists in the north of the country, Tory and Labour figures have insisted the Commons needs to debate possible military action.

The former head of the army, Lord Dannatt, told Radio 4's Today programme on Monday that he backed a recall, insisting Britain was "watching in horror" as atrocities were committed. "In the short time we have a real emergency. There needs to be military support very quickly.

"There need to be continuing air strikes well targeted, and we may need to put some people on the ground to direct that quite accurately. It is difficult for us to say that this is not our problem. We have to look at ourselves and say, 'do we do nothing in the face of a possible genocide?'"