18/08/2014 18:50
Cameron: We are not going to war in Iraq
David Cameron has insisted that Britain will not be getting involved in another war in Iraq, Sky News reported.
He spoke out after reports Britain had briefly sent some ground troops to Irbil, to prepare the way for a rescue mission to help displaced Yazidi people.
His comments came amid reports that Kurdish troops have retaken large parts of the strategic Mosul Dam from Islamic militants.
Peshmerga fighters have been battling Islamic State fighters, with the aid of US airstrikes, after the dam was seized by the militants 10 days ago.
The Islamic State group denied they had lost control of the dam and there were reports of fierce fighting on the southern side of the facility.
At least 170 bombs have been dismantled around the dam but many more remain, said army spokesman Lt Gen Qassim al-Moussawi.