British bombers take off from Cyprus base after UK parliament vote to bomb ISIS

Akrotiri: Two British fighter jets took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus early on Thursday shortly after Britain`s parliament voted to bomb Islamic State targets in Syria, a Reuters witness said.

The destination of the two jets was not immediately clear and there was no comment from British authorities.

RAF Akrotiri has been used as a launchpad for attacks on Islamic State targets in Iraq for just over a year, and late on Wednesday Britain`s parliament broadened its scope for targetting targets in Syria.