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Ann Gillon
I am in my late seventies and have lived through a great deal of world trauma but this bombing of Syria has me very worried indeed.
UK launches first air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria
Cyprus-based RAF Tornado jets target oil fields in eastern Syria
Prime Minister David Cameron warns campaign 'is going to take time'
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had said case for war 'does not stack up'
MPs voted in favour of military action in Syria by 397 to 223
Stephen Robb, Alison Daye and Emma Harrison
Email:haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk
Ann Gillon
I am in my late seventies and have lived through a great deal of world trauma but this bombing of Syria has me very worried indeed.
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A Welsh Labour MP has accused Jeremy Corbyn of wanting members to "vote against our conscience" and oppose Syrian air strikes.
Caerphilly's Wayne David blasted the party leader's handling of the issue, saying he had been "dragged screaming" to allow a free vote.
Twenty of Wales's 25 Labour MPs and three Plaid Cymru MPs rejected the plan.
But Mr David was one of four Welsh Labour MPs to join 11 Welsh Tories in supporting David Cameron's proposals.
Wondering how your MP voted in Wednesday's Commons debate on whether to bomb IS targets in Syria?
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European papers have covered the House of Commons vote widely, with German papers often setting it in the context of Friday's Bundestag vote to approve German air strikes, BBC Monitoring reports. Die Welt's, external London correspondent Stefanie Bolzen says Britain's decision to extend air strikes to Syria "is dividing the country, and sending a signal to the German parliament".
French papers highlight the declarations of solidarity with France in the Commons.
Le Monde's, external London correspondent Philippe Bernard says Mr Cameron had a "double win" by "returning Britain to the international scene, in solidarity with his Western allies", and by "exposing Labour divisions".
Le Figaro's, external London correspondent Florentin Collomp says Britain is "deeply divided over the prospect of a new war with a very uncertain outcome".
James Berry, Conservative MP for Kingston and Surbiton, talks to Victoria Derbyshire about the Commons speech made by Labour's Hilary Benn on Wednesday night, saying it left some MPs "in tears".
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As UK bombing raids in Syria begin, Tornado jets depart from RAF Marham, in Norfolk, bound for the base at Akrotiri in Cyprus.
This RAF Airbus A400M tactical transport has just left RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland, bound for RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
It will be taking engineers, ground staff and maintenance supplies to service the fighter jets stationed there.
Gavin Robinson, MP for the DUP in Belfast East, tells Victoria Derbyshire why he voted in favour of air strikes in Syria.
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Newsbeat has put together a step-by-step guide to the Syria conflict, so if you're a younger reader or just unsure about the violence gripping that country, it's worth a look.
Syrian government newspapers are scornful of British MPs' vote to attack Islamic State targets in the country, BBC Monitoring reports.
Al-Thawra, external says the Commons "responds to Prime Minister David Cameron's lies" by "vaulting over international legitimacy as usual".
Al-Baath, external sees Mr Cameron running a "PR campaign" to help a "US-led show in violation of the UN Charter".
But Al-Watan takes another line, highlighting Mr Cameron's remark on the "narrowing gap" between the West and Syria's Russian allies over the future of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Defence Secretary Michael Fallon tells the BBC the battle against Islamic State is "clearly going to be a long campaign".
He added: "But alongside it there's a political process now, involving all the different parties in Syria, and neighbouring countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia, leading towards, we hope, a new settlement in Syria and a new constitution that will end the civil war.
"Meantime we have to get on and degrade the terrorists in north-east Syria, not least to reduce their capacity to carry out attacks in western Europe, of the kind we saw in Paris."
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Watch shadow chancellor John McDonnell discuss Hilary Benn's speech in the Commons, for which he received thunderous applause.
Here's footage of a Tornado returning to its base at RAF Akrotiki in Cyprus, having conducted an overnight raid in Syria.
Russian media reaction to UK air strikes in Syria has been picked up by BBC Monitoring.
Russian pro-government Life News TV, external is critical of British air strikes in Syria.
"The UK starts bombing Da'ish [Islamic State] without Al-Asad's consent... Cameron is apparently trying to exploit the wave of compassion for France after the Paris terrorist attacks, and understands that in this situation the legitimacy of strikes will not matter."
Gazprom-owned NTV, external focuses on the views of British MPs who opposed the strikes, and says they are "haunted by the war in Iraq" and fear the possibility of a war with "no end in sight".