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Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey calls for Britain to 'crush' Isis in Syria to end the refugee crisis

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey calls for Britain to 'crush' Isis in Syria to end the refugee crisis
Lord Carey backed calls for military intervention to create 'safe enclaves'
He said: 'There must be renewed military and diplomatic efforts to crush IS'
David Cameron facing growing pressure to extend RAF air strikes in Syria

By EMMA GLANFIELD FOR MAILONLINE
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/
September 6, 2015

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey (above) has called on David Cameron for a renewed military effort to 'crush' Islamic State in Syria

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has called on Britain to 'crush' ISIS in Syria in a bid to end the ongoing refugee crisis.

The retired bishop, who was head of the Church of England from 1991 to 2002, has backed calls for British military intervention to help create 'safe enclaves' within the war-torn country.

His comments echoed the growing impatience among some Conservative backbenchers with former defence secretary Liam Fox saying 'handwringing' about the plight of the refugees is not enough and action is needed to deal with the 'root of the problem'.

David Cameron is now facing growing pressure to extend RAF air strikes into Syria as the worsening conflict threatens to drive increasing numbers of desperate refugees to seek sanctuary in Europe.

Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Lord Carey said today: 'I do not consider it enough to send aid to refugee camps in the Middle East.

'Rather, there must be renewed military and diplomatic efforts to crush the twin menaces of Islamic State and al-Qaeda once and for all.

'Make no mistake: this may mean air strikes and other British military assistance to create secure and safe enclaves.'

His intervention came after Chancellor George Osborne acknowledged that a comprehensive plan was needed to tackle the refugee crisis 'at source'.

Speaking to reporters at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Turkey yesterday, he said that meant dealing with the 'evil' regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad as well as the militant jihadists of ISIS.

Nevertheless, Mr Cameron remains wary of staging another Commons vote on military action in Syria after his damaging defeat two years ago unless he can be sure of winning.

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