Prime Minister Theresa May is considering whether Britain will side with the US and France in the looming military action in Syria and whether this decision should have the approval of British MPs.
The British Prime Minister agreed on Tuesday in contacts with US President Donald Trump and French President Emanuel Macron that the chemical attack on Duma must be answered.
However, according to British media sources, Ms. May reportedly told the US President that she must first acknowledge that Assad's regime was behind the attack.
An official spokesman said the attack was another example of the regime's "barbarity", "if confirmed".
In any case, if Britain decides to join the military operation, analysts and political commentators agree that this will play a crucial role for the forces at the Akrotiri base.
The six Tornado-type fighter jets and the eight Typhoons being deployed from Cyprus, as was done during previous operations against so-called Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria, are said to be on standby.
On Tuesday, Ms May chaired a meeting of the National Security Council during which action plans were discussed in Syria, without final decisions being taken.
Ms. May receives different suggestions from MPs, even from her own party. Others argue that the seriousness of the situation in Syria means that it should use its right to order the activation of the British armed forces without parliamentary approval, and others that such an important decision can only be taken by lawmakers, who normally return. in parliament on Monday, after the Easter break.