Analysis of the UK's military role in Iraq conflict
Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted the government's position on Iraq is "clear" and said the UK would not deploy "boots on the ground".
But Mr Cameron also said Britain would "use all the assets that we have", including "military prowess" and aid to defeat the "monstrous" Islamic State militant group (IS).
So is Britain's role in Iraq changing? The BBC's Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports.
18 Aug 2014
- From the section Middle East