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Here are the first pictures of RAF jets preparing to bomb ISIS in Syria

Dina Spector,Cyrus Engineer,Cyrus EngineerDec 3, 2015, 16:21 IST

An RAF Tornado returns after a mission December 3, 2015 at RAF Akrotiri, on the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus.Getty

Britain's government on Wednesday voted in favour of joining other counties in bombing ISIS in Syria. The first attacks were carried out just hours later.

Prime Minister David Cameron is determined to target ISIS in its heartland of Syria. The city of Raqqa in the north of the country is the terrorist group's self-declared capital.

The decision to launch bombings has caused major splits in the Labour Party.

Below are some of the first pictures from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, a key base from which many of the attacks will be launched.