Britain and the West must brace themselves for more bloody atrocities before Islamist jihadists in Iraq  are defeated, former top brass said  last night. Retired commanders issued the chilling warning as they urged David Cameron to deploy more RAF warplanes to fight Islamic State fanatics. The ex-military chiefs also suggested stepping up Special Forces operations to ‘spoil the day’ of the fanatics, including British Muslims, who have swept across northern Iraq. Recruiters: British jihadis Reyaad Khan, Nasser Muthana and Abdul Raqib Amin are seen in an IS video released earlier this year. In the video, the trio encourage other Britons to join them
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Ex-military chiefs suggested stepping up Special Forces operations to ‘spoil the day’ of fanatics, including British Muslims, in northern Iraq
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon, and Air Commodore Andrew Lambert, called for Britain to ramp up military options in Iraq
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They spoke out after gruesome murderer of US journalist James Foley – apparently by a British jihadist, claiming it was in revenge for US air strikes
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