British Prime Minister David Cameron hinted on Thursday at British involvement against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) by carrying out air strikes that will begin within weeks.

Cameron's statement comes after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit about UK's military action against the Jihadist rebels. This is the first time he talked about launching strikes against ISIS, reports said.

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The U.K. prime minister set specific conditions for British involvement without Syrian President Assad's consent. For one, the new representative of the Iraqi government must be the one to make a request for U.K. strikes.

Cameron wants the regional powers to take the lead even if the United States has already been supporting Iraqi and Kurdish forces with air strikes.

The British leader believes there are other considerations aside from "moral and legal justification" of a western intervention. Many people view it as "something that goes right over the heads" of ordinary citizens, so he wants to justify the U.K.'s involvement, Cameron added.

The formation is expected to take place on September 11, the anniversary of the New York twin tower attacks, reports said.

Some speculated that U.S. President Barack Obama requested U.K.'s involvement during the NATO summit in South Wales. But officials said Obama made no such request.

Many have been waiting for the U.K. to step up its action against the Islamist group. In fact, Cameron's indication of an involvement received an overwhelming support, according to senior Tories.

However, it was apparent that much political discussion took place.

Former attorney general Dominic Grieve explained that while military action against the jihadist group is legal, he and his colleagues want it to be justified. That is, to avoid "aggravating" the present situation.

The Conservatives in charge of party discipline assessed the degree of the U.K.'s involvement in the military strikes. Experts believe they want to avoid losing votes as what happened last year due to a proposed action in Syria.

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