 "Islamic State")
The United States and France on Tuesday decided to intensify airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria and support those fighting against it on the ground.
"We cannot, and we will not succumb to fear. Nor can we allow fear to divide us. For that's how terrorists win," President Barack Obama asserted at a joint news conference with his French counterpart Francois Hollande after they met at the White House to discuss the anti-ISIS mission.
The two leaders held the meeting to strengthen the coalition against the Islamic State in the wake of the horrific Paris terrorist attack. Hollande's trip to Washington was part of a diplomatic push to get the US and other nations to bolster efforts to destroy the militant group that has claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.
Calling for a "joint response", Hollande said France and US would "scale up our strikes both in Syria and in Iraq to broaden our scope to strengthen our intelligence sharing regarding the targets."
