David Cameron vows to tackle 'evil death cult' of ISIS in show of solidarity with Hollande

The two world leaders visited the Bataclan theatre together where scores of people were killed in the terrorist onslaught
Jamie Bullen23 November 2015

David Cameron has vowed Britain will do "all in our power" to support France in its fight against Islamic State in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.

Following talks in the French capital with president Francois Hollande, the Prime Minister said he would set out his "comprehensive strategy" for dealing with IS in Parliament later this week.

"The United Kingdom will do all in our power to support our friend and ally France to defeat this evil death cult," he said.

Earlier the two leaders visited the Bataclan concert hall where scores of people were killed in the terrorist onslaught.

The two men discussed measures to improve intelligence-sharing and to work more closely with other Europe allies to counter the threat posed from jihadists returning after fighting in Syria and Iraq.

"This requires a pan-European effort. We need a stronger external EU border to protect our security more effectively," Mr Cameron said.

At the same time he said that more needs to be done to strike at IS - also referred to as Isil - in its heartlands of Syria and Iraq.

"I firmly support the action that President Hollande has taken to strike Isil in Syria and it is my firm conviction that Britain should do so too," he said.

He added: "It is clear that the world is coming together to tackle this evil terrorist threat. We have shown our firm resolve and together we will defeat this evil threat."

Mr Cameron said that he had offered the French air force the use of RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus to mount strikes on IS as well as RAF air-to-air refuelling support.

Mr Hollande also stressed the importance of hitting IS in Syria and said that French warplanes would be stepping up their attacks.

"This organisation is launching a war against us," he said.

"We will intensify our strikes, we will choose the targets that yield the best possible damage against the terrorist army," he said.

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