Cameron pushes UK closer to joining strikes

British Prime Minister David Cameron indicated that the United Kingdom has edged closer to military action against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). 

In his address to the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday night, Cameron said he will ask Parliament to approve joining international airstrikes against the extremist group.

{mosads}”We have a need to act in our own national interest to protect our people,” Cameron said.

Cameron, however, did not mention the possibility of also joining the U.S.-led airstrike campaign in Syria that began this week.

The U.S., Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates conducted 13 airstrikes in eastern Syria against ISIS targets on Wednesday. 

Cameron met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday, the first meeting since the Iranian revolution in 1979.