US, France pledge unity combatting terrorism

(24 Nov 2015) Pledging solidarity after the Paris attacks, President Barack Obama promised on Tuesday to work with France and other allies to intensify the US-led campaign against the Islamic State group (IS). "We cannot succumb to fear," Obama said, standing alongside French President Francois Hollande after they met at the White House. 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. Hollande emerged from his meeting with Obama saying that France and the United States had agreed to step up a "joint response", including new efforts to target extremists' financial networks, take back IS-controlled territory, scale up efforts in Syria and Iraq, and increase intelligence sharing. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...