Royal Air Force Tornado jets could launch bombing raids from the Akrotiri base on Cyprus within hours.
In the last parliament the British government had wanted to launch bombing strikes against the Assad's regime.
Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, has stated that armed forces will not fight or launch bombing missions, but work to support countries including France, the US and Russia.
Throughout its military campaigns across the region, the United States has relied on the facility to coördinate and launch bombing runs on two continents.
Putin, under pressure from Russian conservatives and ultra-nationalists, may have been emboldened by last year's last-minute US decision not to launch bombing and missile attacks in Syria.
I expect that we will launch bombing raids or commando attacks as we try to strike back at those who hurt us so deeply.
A further four fighter jets are on standby at the air base, which is used to launch bombing missions to Iraq.
Airstrikes on the runways that Syrian forces use to launch bombing missions would have only temporary, minimal impact, experts said.
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Britain's parliament voted on Wednesday to launch bombing raids against Islamic State in Syria, supporting Prime Minister David Cameron's case that the country needs to help destroy militants who are "plotting to kill us".
I said, "There is just no way anyone in this state of mind should have access to any button or secret code to launch bombing or nuclear weapon of any sort.
