French
President Francois Hollande has said his country will intensify air
strikes
against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syriaand Iraq.
Speaking in
Paris after talks with UK PM David Cameron, Mr Hollande confirmed French
aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle would join the military action.
It comes as
the Belgian capital, Brussels, remains on the highest level of terror
alert for a third day.
Suspected
Paris attacks gunman Salah Abdeslam remains at large.
The two
leaders agreed to step up co-operationon countering international terrorism,
including increased data-sharing and sharing of airline records.
The Islamic
State group has said it was responsible for the Paris attacks, in which 130
people were killed.
"I
firmly support the decisive action taken by President Hollande to strike Isil
[IS] in Syria, it is my firm belief that we should do so too," Mr Cameron
said in a statement at a news conference.
Mr Hollande
said: "We will intensify our strikes, choosing targets that will do the
most damage possible to this army of terrorists."
Source: BBC
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