The Prime Minister set out his case for the extension of RAF air strikes from Iraq into Syria in a written response to a parliamentary committee which had urged caution over the move.
Mr Cameron acknowledged that air strikes alone will not be enough to defeat IS, but said they would help to degrade the group's military capability and halt its advance.
He rejected the idea that joining the US, France and other nations in bombing IS in its Syrian strongholds would put Britain at risk of Paris-style terror attacks, saying that the threat to the UK was already "very high".
And he told the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee: "One thing is clear: the threats to our interests and to our people are such that we cannot afford to stand aside and not to act."
Mr Cameron then made a statement to the Commons, in which he admitted that IS - also known as Isis, Isil and Daesh - could not be defeated by airstrikes alone. But he argued it was a key part of a wider "comprehensive" strategy to deal with the threat.
Mr Cameron said he would not call a vote in the Commons on airstrikes in Syria until he was sure there was a clear majority in favour of action as defeat would be a "publicity coup" for IS...
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26/11/15
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