Pressure on ISIS builds: France, Russia consult; Britain calls for airstrikes

The presidents of Russia and France spoke Thursday about strengthening their countries’ shared work against terrorism, agreeing to increase the exchange of information and intelligence.

Also Thursday, British Prime Minister David Cameron became the latest world leader to call for an escalation in the fight against ISIS, as Hollande continues a whirlwind week of diplomacy to build an international coalition against the terror group.

Cameron, who met with the French leader in Paris on Monday, made the case in the British Parliament for airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, arguing that an expansion of military action is needed to counter “the very direct threat that (ISIS) poses to our country and our way of life.” 

Britain needs “to take action now, to help protect us against the terrorism seen on the streets of Paris and elsewhere,” Cameron argued.

His speech is expected to pave the way for a parliamentary vote next week on whether, in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, to expand Britain’s military efforts against the Islamist militants.

The UK has been conducting strikes against ISIS on the Iraqi side of its so-called caliphate, but so far has not extended its action to the group’s stronghold in Syria.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/26/world/paris-attacks/