The British Prime Minister David Cameron urged greater action to stop the advance of Islamic State (IS) militants, as reports emerge of the massacre of hundreds in Iraq and Syria.
Writing in The Sunday Telegraph Cameron said the UK will have to use its "military prowess" to defeat the militants, warning that if world turned a blind eye the militants would create a "terrorist state" on Mediterranean shores.
“The creation of an extremist caliphate in the heart of Iraq and extending into Syria is not a problem miles away from home. Nor is it a problem that should be defined by a war 10 years ago. It is our concern here and now,” he wrote.
“Because if we do not act to stem the onslaught of this exceptionally dangerous terrorist movement, it will only grow stronger until it can target us on the streets of Britain. We already know that it has the murderous intent."
Cameron's call for further action comes as reports emerge that IS militants have killed 700 tribesmen in the Deir Ezzor province of Syria in the last two weeks, the BBC reports.
Over 80 Yazidi men were reportedly murdered on Friday, whilst over 3000 Yazidi women have been captured by the IS militants and are being held as slaves.
Writing in The Sunday Telegraph Cameron said the UK will have to use its "military prowess" to defeat the militants, warning that if world turned a blind eye the militants would create a "terrorist state" on Mediterranean shores.
“The creation of an extremist caliphate in the heart of Iraq and extending into Syria is not a problem miles away from home. Nor is it a problem that should be defined by a war 10 years ago. It is our concern here and now,” he wrote.
“Because if we do not act to stem the onslaught of this exceptionally dangerous terrorist movement, it will only grow stronger until it can target us on the streets of Britain. We already know that it has the murderous intent."
Cameron's call for further action comes as reports emerge that IS militants have killed 700 tribesmen in the Deir Ezzor province of Syria in the last two weeks, the BBC reports.
Over 80 Yazidi men were reportedly murdered on Friday, whilst over 3000 Yazidi women have been captured by the IS militants and are being held as slaves.