THE only way to stop Islamic State (IS) is to strike back – hard.

With each mission flown by the RAF costing thousands of pounds there is no alternative but to do as we did in the Second World War – pick out an area and blanket bomb it.

This type of operation was done in in 1944 without any regrets.

Today there is far too much coverage of conflict on television.

The members of IS are barbaric. They deserve no mercy .

JM Gowland, Heighington