Won't take part in airstrikes on Syria: Britain

Britain's foreign secretary says his country won't participate in airstrikes on Syria, following an announcement from Washington that it would begin hitting targets inside the country.
Speaking Thursday after talks with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Philip Hammond said Britain won't be "revisiting" the issue after Parliament decided last year against participating in airstrikes.
Germany often shuns taking part in combat operations and Steinmeier said his country also wouldn't join in any airstrikes.
The comments come after President Barack Obama said late Wednesday that he had authorized U.S. Airstrikes inside Syria for the first time, along with expanded strikes in Iraq as part of a "steady, relentless effort" to root out Islamic State extremists.