11-19-2015, 02:21 AM
War on Terror: ISIS threatens the whole WORLD and needs to be ANNIHILATED, says Hollande
FRENCH President Francois Hollande has called for a “large coalition†against Islamic State to “annihilate†the terror group.
By Rob Virtue
PUBLISHED:Â 12:48, Wed, Nov 18, 2015Â | UPDATED:Â 17:28, Wed, Nov 18, 2015
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President Hollande said ISIS is a threat to the whole world
In a televised address today Francois Hollande said military operations in the Middle East would be intensified just days after it launched attacks on ISIS, also known as Daesh, destroying a number of targets.
He announced plans to form a coalition with USA and Russia “to carry out strikes on Dash because Daesh is guiltyâ€.
The president added: “What’s at stake is annihilating an army that threatens the whole world and not just some countries.â€
He told the nation “we are at war†and promised there would be increases recruitment for the both the judiciary and police forces.
Speaking just five days after 129 people were killed in terror attacks in Paris, Hollande said he wanted “more policemen, better equipped and better armedâ€.
It comes as the Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier left the French port of Toulon and headed towards the eastern Mediterranean to boost operations in Syria against ISIS, which claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.
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Armed police in a stand-off with terrorists earlier today
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The Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier, which headed to the eastern Mediterranean today
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A naval technician on board the CDG ship
France hit back at ISIS on Saturday night with a 20 bombing raids on the terror group’s de-facto capital in Syria, Raqqa.
Hollande was speaking just hours after a police siege in the Paris suburb of St-Denis, which left two terrorists dead and saw seven people arrested.
French authorities said they were acting in response to intelligence Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the mastermind of the Paris attacks, was in an apartment there.
It is yet to be revealed whether he has been apprehended but the siege ended just before midday.
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Police raids in Paris
Wed, November 18, 2015
Armed police carry out raids in St. Denis, near Paris to catch those responsible for the terrorist attacks on Friday 13th November 2015.
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Hollande with US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday
In today’s address, which was held in front of the country’s mayors, Hollande urged the French population to “live life to the full†inspite of the ongoing terror fears.
He said: “What would our country be without its cafes, concerts, sport events, museums?"Â
Hollande said any places where people are "glorifying" terrorism will be shut down.
A bill to extend France's state of emergency for three months includes a measure that enables authorities to close "any association or gathering" - which includes mosques and community groups- that would encourage people to carry out terrorist acts.
The bill is to be debated by both houses of Parliament on Thursday and Friday and expected to be voted on by the end of the week.
The airstrike campaign is France's biggest military activity in Syria.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights today said 33 ISIS fighters were killed in the three days of raids on the Syrian-based terror group.
It also said a large number of ISIS militants and their families had been forced to flee Raqqa become of the attacks and have headed to Iraq.
Yesterday, after its second night on bombings, the [url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/619784/Hollande-France-war-ISIS-Paris-attacks]French president declared war on ISIS.
FRENCH President Francois Hollande has called for a “large coalition†against Islamic State to “annihilate†the terror group.
By Rob Virtue
PUBLISHED:Â 12:48, Wed, Nov 18, 2015Â | UPDATED:Â 17:28, Wed, Nov 18, 2015
GETTYPresident Hollande said ISIS is a threat to the whole world
In a televised address today Francois Hollande said military operations in the Middle East would be intensified just days after it launched attacks on ISIS, also known as Daesh, destroying a number of targets.
He announced plans to form a coalition with USA and Russia “to carry out strikes on Dash because Daesh is guiltyâ€.
The president added: “What’s at stake is annihilating an army that threatens the whole world and not just some countries.â€
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He told the nation “we are at war†and promised there would be increases recruitment for the both the judiciary and police forces.
Speaking just five days after 129 people were killed in terror attacks in Paris, Hollande said he wanted “more policemen, better equipped and better armedâ€.
It comes as the Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier left the French port of Toulon and headed towards the eastern Mediterranean to boost operations in Syria against ISIS, which claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.
GETTYArmed police in a stand-off with terrorists earlier today
GETTYThe Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier, which headed to the eastern Mediterranean today
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A naval technician on board the CDG ship
France hit back at ISIS on Saturday night with a 20 bombing raids on the terror group’s de-facto capital in Syria, Raqqa.
Hollande was speaking just hours after a police siege in the Paris suburb of St-Denis, which left two terrorists dead and saw seven people arrested.
French authorities said they were acting in response to intelligence Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the mastermind of the Paris attacks, was in an apartment there.
It is yet to be revealed whether he has been apprehended but the siege ended just before midday.
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Police raids in Paris
Wed, November 18, 2015
Armed police carry out raids in St. Denis, near Paris to catch those responsible for the terrorist attacks on Friday 13th November 2015.
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GETTYHollande with US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday
In today’s address, which was held in front of the country’s mayors, Hollande urged the French population to “live life to the full†inspite of the ongoing terror fears.
He said: “What would our country be without its cafes, concerts, sport events, museums?"Â
Hollande said any places where people are "glorifying" terrorism will be shut down.
A bill to extend France's state of emergency for three months includes a measure that enables authorities to close "any association or gathering" - which includes mosques and community groups- that would encourage people to carry out terrorist acts.
The bill is to be debated by both houses of Parliament on Thursday and Friday and expected to be voted on by the end of the week.
The airstrike campaign is France's biggest military activity in Syria.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights today said 33 ISIS fighters were killed in the three days of raids on the Syrian-based terror group.
It also said a large number of ISIS militants and their families had been forced to flee Raqqa become of the attacks and have headed to Iraq.
Yesterday, after its second night on bombings, the [url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/619784/Hollande-France-war-ISIS-Paris-attacks]French president declared war on ISIS.


