DHAKA: British prime minister David Cameron is expected to win approval from parliament to join US-led air strikes on Islamic State militants in Iraq at a specially convened session on Friday.

A coalition including the United States and Middle Eastern allies such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates has already started bombing Islamic State targets both in Iraq and Syria.

France has also taken part in the strikes on the insurgents in Iraq, although so far not in Syria.

Until now, Cameron has held back from joining the action after suffering a humiliating defeat last year when lawmakers rejected British air strikes against Syrian government forces, reports The Straits Times.

BDST: 0544 HRS, SEP 26, 2014