and defeat daesh. and notwithstanding whatever you read recently about people diverted with other interests -- yeah, there are other conflicts too, but they remain committed, deeply committed, and at the table in vienna helping to broker a solution. we have said from the beginning that this would be a multiyear effort, but as i will describe in a couple of minutes, we are on the right track and we are making gains, and we are clear about the road ahead. my friends, the syrian civil war has dragged on now for more than four and a half years. we recall with sadness that the civil war in neighboring lebanon lasted for 16. regrettably, this is not a part of the world where flames, once ignited, simply extinguish themselves. the intractable nature of the conflict in syria is attributable to a number of factors, beginning with the assad government. the four decades of dictatorial rule choked off any attempt to develop an organized political opposition. sectarian differences that might have worked themselves

daesh and at the same time, prepare for the future. against that background, everyone though it is a very dire one, i'm pleased to be with barack obama to send across that message to the entire world. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you. we have time for a few questions. i'm going to start with roberta. >> thank you. this is a question for both of you. first, what is your reaction to turkey shooting down a russian plane today? and does this straw nato into a confrontation with russia? how do you keep this from sprirling out of control? and president obama, what does this incident mean for future prospects of military coordination with russia? and, president hollande, ahead of your trip to moscow on thursday, what are the prospects for closer military coordination with russia, given what happened today? >> first of all, we're still getting the details of what happened. and i expect to be in communications potentially directly with the president sometime over the next several days. turkey, like every country, has a right to defend its t

this is what daesh is doing there. and this is what they are trying to do in other countries everywhere chaos stands. and then we have to deal with the number of networks, more or less organized in a number of countries that are being used to lead terror attacks like was the case precisely in paris. we know that this dreadful plan was prepared in syria and then organized in a number of countries and there are also some accomplices in france given that some of the terrorists are french. those who committed these acts of war. so if we want to tackle terrorism, we must act not only to destroy daesh where they are in syria, in iraq, but we must also dismantle and destroy these networks. how can we proceed? well, first of all, militarily by intensifying our strikes, by taking back these territories thanks to the local forces on the ground, which we can support, by finding a political solution in syria, by making sure that the territorial integrity of iraq is restored. this is what we can do. then when it comes to protection

, against daesh. and then, i will receive the head of the italian government. i will also have an opportunity to talk to all of the european leaders given that to a european council together with turkey will be held on sunday. so it is all of that, that must get together, and enable us to implement coordination, cooperation in our actions so that we can act on the source daesh and the networks they can use. it is that strength that will enable us to succeed. questions from the bfm tv. >> translator: both of you have talked about coordination and cooperation against daesh, and does it mean that the single coalition that you mentioned last week, president hollande that it is kconceivable to have the americans and the russians work together under a single command, and then bashar al assad and you said that his departure is not that you can give us a date, and it is that his departure is not a preamble to syria? >> regarding the coalition of the international community, i believe that the resolution appro

and fight against daesh. militarily. and i believe that we can have some further cooperation and coordination militarily to do more. at the same time, we have to be clear when it comes to the politicallsolution. the one that will enable us to find -- and we suspect, like we have said, we can repeatit, bashar al assad cannot be the future of syria. in vienna, we are working with all of the cotries. etch though they do not necessarily have the same -- turkey, iran, the united states, france. and of course, all of those who aree meanto find a solution. we must work on that transition. a transition whereashar al assad plays no role. because he's been the problem. so he cannot be the solution. >> just to comment very quickly. we've got a coalition. of 65 countries. who have been active. in pushing back against isil for quite some time. perhaps the france has been a central part of that coalition. as have european countries. arab countries. countries as far flung as australia and countries in southeast asia are part of that co

allow me to go back to what daesh truly is. it is an organization. killing and we want to inform rules, but dishonor humanity, this is what daesh is doing there. and this is what they are trying to do in other countries everywhere. and then we have to deal with the number of networks more or less organized and the number of countries that are being used to lead terror attacks. we know that this treadful plan was prepared in syria. and then organized in a number of countries. and they offed some in france, given that some of the tourists are french. those that committed the acts of war. so if we want to tackle terrorism, we must act not only to destroy daesh, where they are, in syria, in iraq, but we must also dismantle and destroy this network, how can we proceed. well, first of all, militarily, by intensifying our strikes by taking back these territories thanks to the local forces on the frowned, which we can support by finding political solution in syria, by making sure that the integrity of iraq is destroyed. then when it comes to protection measu

daesh. against terrorism. and those who precisely there threatening -- are threatening us. they're threatening the russians like ourselves in europe. like france that was targeted over the past two days. we must therefore coordinate ourselves, but on that basis and make sure that we're all acting against daesh and that we are part of the political process. one that must lead to the solution and we all know what indeed the parameters of the solution are or or not. we know -- are not. we know that there's a bed lock today. lastly, i mentioned the charles de gaulle aircraft carrier as a matter of fact there are also some russian forces and therefore agreed with president putin that we must share our in coordination. we must not try to control it ourselves and it's already the case and will continue to do so. >> mr. president, the americans have some special forces in beyond what's happening, are you going to send some special forces as well to syria? are you considering some ground intervention

militarily it is about destroying daesh no matter where they are. it is about taking out their finances, hunting down their leaders, dismantling their networks, and taking back the land they currently control. we therefore decided, president obama and myself, to increase our strikes both in syria and iraq, to broaden our scope to strengthen our intelligence sharing, regarding the targets. the priority is to take back key locations in the hands of daesh in syria. it is also matter of urgency to close the border between turkey and syria, and prevent terrorists from crossing the border and coming to europe or other places and to undertake such terrible attacks. we also will work together with our partners, and support all of those who are fighting daesh on the ground. the aim is to make sure that these forces can be supported, helped, by all countries that are willing to act militarily to destroy daesh. the resolution of the security council that was voted unanimously friday after being introduced by france and supported by the united states, this reso

we will also travel to moscow so that russia can take action against daesh, only against daesh. and then i will receive the head of the italian government, and we also have an opportunity to talk to all of the european leaders, given the european council with turkey will be held on sunday. so it is all of that that must get together, and enable us to implement coordination, cooperation, no action, so that we can act on the source, daesh, and the networks that we can use. it is that strength that will enable us to succeed. question from the tv. both of you have talked about coordination, cooperation against daesh. does it mean that the single coalition which you mentioned last week, president hollande, is gone, it is unconceivable to have the russians and americans to work together under a single command? and then bashar al assad said you cannot put a date on the departure. does it mean that is not a prerequisi prerequisite? >> regarding the coalition of international community, i believe that the resolution approved by all of the security council enables us to say that now the e

daesh, abdelhamid abaaoud daesh system now under duress? let me at least ask the question i guess we will discuss that has to do with the coalition which you mentioned earlier around later and we will maybe have more to say about that. i hope this was clear enough, just look at me for two or three seconds, so looks like i am a moron but i hope on the other side it -- >> gilles, they came through loud and clear. that was faceting. thank you very much. they're useful, very insightful. apple turn now to fabrice balanche. fabrice, the floor is yours. >> thank you. spent will come back to you, gilles, after the presentations. >> after the attack on paris, president hollande flew to moscow to ask for strikeout isis and not on the other rebels. i don't think mr. vladimir putin should agree to it which is frighten everybody off the according to the -- on middle east. because vladimir putin is not only -- also -- can i have my bulletin? okay, thank you. as for the syrian president, his agenda is clear, to win the war at any cost and a state until hi

the priority is to take back two locations in the hands of daesh in syria. it is also a matter of urgency to close the border between turkey and syria, and prevent terrorists from crossing the border and coming to europe or other places and then to take such terrible attacks. we also have the decision to work together with our partners of the coalition in iraq and to support all of those who are fighting daesh object ground. these forces can be supported, helped, by all the countries that are willing to act military tearily to destroy daesh. the resolution of the security council that was built unanimously, friday, after being introduced by france and supported by the united states, this resolution provides with the clear basis to act. this is what france is currently doing, all aircraft carrier is guaranteeing the east of mediterranean, and allows us to enjoy a more capability. yesterday, for the sixth time after the terror attacks in paris, we struck raqqah. in addition, we have been provided the strans into iraqi fighters in the renal in mosul within the

and daesh sort of filled their void. >> we did that. >> now we have to do it to daesh. >> we did that with an enormous land invasion of afghanistan. you know better than anyone that never in history has an air campaign accomplished the goals that you just set out in this interview. >> correct, and there's no pretense here. president obama has never suggested. >> how do you root them out of syria? >> which is exactly what is beginning to happen now as the syrian arabs, the kurds and others move and earn back their capacity to be able to fight. they are currently full square in the fight to liberate ramadi. it's a tough fight and they've lost over 200 people and 1200 wounded, but they're fighting that's exactly what the strategy is. it may take a little longer. it's tougher. who knows? but if we don't ememwer them to communities, then when you leave, daesh will move right back in. and you wind up this cycle. that's not where we want to go, and i think the president's on the right track to be able to take out daesh in a methodical, systematic way, which is going to increase through the h

and daesh sort of filled their void >> now we have to do it to daesh. >> we did that with an enormous land invasion of afghanistan. you know better than anyone that never in history has an air campaign accomplished the gogos that you just set out in this interview. >> correct, and there's no pretense here. president obama has never suggested. >> how do you root them out of syria? >>>>hich is exactly what is beginning to happen now as the syrian arabs, the kurds and others move and earn back their capacity to be able to fight. they are currently full square in the fight to liberate ramadi. it's a tough fight and they've lost over 200 people and 1200 wounded, but they're fighting and doing it. that's exactly what the strategy is. it may take a little longer. it's tougher. who knows? but if we don't empower them to have the control over their communities, then when you leave, daesh will move right and you wind up in this cycle. that's not where we want to go, and i think the president's on the right track to be able to take outaesh in a methodical, systematic way, which is going to incre

daesh now? >> amiri: frankly, well below expectations. >> gersten: we have struck positions. we are giving a considerable amount of equipment, effort, money and training to securing the government of iraq. >> logan: the perception among iraqis is that you're in the fight, but you're not real in the fight, not 100%. >> gersten: we have thousandndof coalition membererhere. i have spent 25 years in this region. i would find that hard to believe that we're not interested in the safefe and curity of the governrnnt of iraq. >> logan: it's part of general gersten's job to know where hadi al-amiri's men are on the battlefield. amiri commands the largest shiite f fce in the country, seen here in images they captured this spring as they helped secure a major victory, winning back saddam hussein's hometown, tikrit, from the islamic state. weapons or support from the u.s. amiri's fighters, like these men at a training camp we visited deep in the south of the country, are among more than 100,000 volunteers t

. >> there's a daesh i.e.d. right there. >> logan: ...and he showed us unexploded bombs they left behind. this river, he said, is the distance between his fighters and the enemy. this is a lot of spent rounds, huh? look at all this. months of shooting? so they used the buildings for cover, and they come and attack in small groups? >> translator: sometimes, they fight from the houses. and sometimes, they use the trees and the bushes for cover. >> logan: the task that lies ahead of trying to liberate fallujah and mosul, the major cities still occupied by the enemy, is daunting. but it remains the eventual goal of their leader, who was among the first to rush into battle against the islamic state, or daesh, as they call it here. >> hadi al-amiri ( translated ): i consider myself a fighter, defending my country against daesh with all that i can. >> logan: hadi al-amiri is one of the most powerful and feared men in iraq, known for his brutal tactics against iraq's sunni population in the civil war that followed the u

the priority is to take back kilo occasions in the hands of daesh this syria. it is also a matter of urgency to close the border between turkey and syria. and prevent terrorists from crossing the border and coming to europe or other places and undertake such terrible attacks. we plan to work with our partners and support all of those who are fighting daesh on the ground. the aim is to make sure these forces can be supported, helped, by all countries that are willing to act militarily to destroy daesh. the resolution of the security council voted unanimously friday after being introduced by france and supported by the united states, this resolution provides us with the clear basis to act. this is what france is currently doing. our aircraft carrier, charles de gaulle, is in the east of the mediterranean and allows us to enjoy more capability. yesterday, for the sixth time after the terror attacks in paris, we struck. in addition we have been providing in some assistance into iraqi fighters in the region of ramadi and in mosul, within the framework of the coaliti

every country in the region and in the world is opposed to daesh, to what daesh stands for, to what daesh what we have to do now is mobilize the capacity which is what we've been doing to be able to systematically go after them and eliminate them. and i'm convinced we will. when you have iraq iran turkey lebanon, jordan egypt, saudi arabia all of the major countries in that region and russia and the united states and europe all united in this effort i would not want to be daesh. and i believe daesh is going to feel that pressure increasingly over the course of these next weeks and months. every country is gearing up to do more and president obama, you know it's important for people to know, he didn't wait for paris. to up this. he decided himself several months ago that we needed to do more because he saw what was happening with daesh in libya and places. so that's when he ordered his own review. that's when he decided to put special forces on the ground and announced it. that's when he increased our strike capacity. that's when we put the operations together with the turks. that's when w

he calls isis by its arabic acronym, daesh. >> the basic strategy of destroying daesh's center, its core, which is what we did with al qaeda, is working, and al qaeda was diminished as an entity that had the ability to do what it did in 9/11 through the protracted effort in afghanistan and pakistan and elsewhere, in the arabian peninsula. and daesh sort of filled their void. >> pelley: we did that. >> now we have to do it to daesh. >> pelley: we did that with an enormous land invasion of afghanistan. you know better than anyone that never in history has an air campaign accomplished the goals that you just set out in this interview. >> correct, and there's no from tense here. president obama has never suggested. >> pelley: how do you root them out of syria? >> one of the lessons of iraq is it doesn't have to be american soldiers who are on the ground in order to be able to fight the fight. it may take a little longer. it's tougher. who knows? but if we don't empower them to have the control over their communities, then when you leave, daesh will move right back in. >> pelley: after paris,

and to eliminate daesh. >> daesh, daesh. >> stephen: yes, obama is now calling isis daesh which is an acronym in arabic that isis mr. president, as long as you are calling them daesh, why not go all the way and call them "douche," that works in every (applause) but friday's events-- friday's events have clearly changed the president's thinking on one thing. look at obama and putin huddling close in a hotel lobby during the g-20. there is nothing like sociopathic terrorists to really make you appreciate the friendship of a sociopathic dictator. in fact, isis has managed to bring the whole world together. the u.s., russia, western europe, iran and china have all condemned isis. the last thing that so much of humanity agreed on this much was that none of us would go see "the fantastic four." but, but the strongest call for an attack on isis comes from the world's leading expert on isis, isis. because according to their literature, isis believes the armies of rome will meet the armies of islam in northern apocalypse. so good news for everyone who had late november in the end of the world

the priority is to take back kilo occasions in the hands of daesh this syria. it is also a matter of urgency to close the border between turkey and syria. and prevent terrorists from crossing the border and coming to europe or other places and undertake such terrible attacks. we plan to work with our partners and support all of those who are fighting daesh on the ground. the aim is to make sure these forces can be supported, helped, willing to act militarily to destroy daesh. the resolution of the security council voted unanimously friday after being introduced by france and supported by the united states, this resolution provides us with the clear basis to act. this is what france is currently doing. our aircraft carrier, charles de gaulle, is in the east of the mediterranean and allows us to yesterday, for the sixth time after the terror attacks in paris, we struck. in addition we have been providing in some assistance into iraqi fighters in the region of ramadi and in mosul, within the framework of the coalition. diplomatically, both president obama and myse

a coalition to carry out decisive strikes against daesh. because it's daesh that is to blame. we have to do it in the spirit of the international community. not all countries have the same interests or ideas. and not even the same allies. but the point is that we need to wipe out an army that is threatening the entire world and not just particular countries. sarah: british prime minister david cameron has called on the security council to approve airstrikes. he told britain's house of parliament that although such a resolution would be good to have , it was not necessary for britain to join the fight. the forces have only been striking targets within iraq. russia says it has carried out a mass strike against islamic state in syria. the increased military action will come when the security service concluded that a bomb did bring down a passenger jet in the sinai last month. france also continued its air attacks on the stronghold. >> launching from the persian gulf in jordan. i asked claimed responsibility. this footage is proof. it shows the moment strikes hit the ground. the d

its acronym is daesh.it's saying you're nothing, you're not a state, you are just an acronym and that is particularly offensive to them. >> i want to explain to everybody who was following this, before it was isis, isil, now daesh. >> it's all the same damn thing. >> all right. don, let me ask you, why is it so hard to fight a new tech-savvy brand of jihadi? we are seeing these videos come out, obviously we are buying into it hook, line and sinker talking about it and showing it in certain forms but it would be unethical of us not to, to keep people posted on how this story is moving, but it is exactly what they want. >> their message, isis' message resonates really well with young people. they made it hip, they made it modern, they are using twitter and facebook, all the social media platforms, and this is a great recruiting tool. also, they have great operational security. they know how to use technology effectively and to keep -- to thwart law enforcement efforts. it's a new face of the enemy. it's very

the priority is to take back kilo occasions in the hands of daesh this syria. it is also a matter of urgency to close the border between turkey and syria. and prevent terrorists from crossing the border and coming to europe or other places and undertake such terrible attacks. we plan to work with our partners and support all of those who are fighting daesh on the ground. the aim is to make sure these forces can be supported, helped, by all countries that are willing to act militarily to destroy daesh. the resolution of the security council voted unanimously friday after being introduced by france and supported by the united states, this resolution provides us with the clear basis to act. this is what france is currently doing. our aircraft carrier, charles de gaulle, is in the east of the mediterranean and allows us to enjoy more capability. yesterday, for the sixth time after the terror attacks in paris, we struck. in addition we have been providing in some assistance into iraqi fighters in the region of ramadi and in mosul, within the framework of the coaliti

but if we don't empower them to have the control of their communities, then daesh will move right back and you wind up in this cycle. that's not where we want to go and i think the president is on the right track to be able to take out daesh in a methodical, systematic way, which is now frankly going to increase through the help of obviously the russians, the french are now upping their involvement. and that's all to the better in terms of speeding up the process of taking them out. >> this is an ambition, this is a hope that the russians will come along. secretary kerry seemed to think it would just be in the next few weeks, if it was indeed possible at all. president hollande of france is going to be meeting with president obama in washington next week and then going directly to moscow to meet with president putin. >>> the hunt for isis terror cells is not limited to france and belgium. kurdish forces are also rooting them out in northern iraq. charlie d'agata was embedded with kurdish special forces and reports now from irbil. >> reporter: here they hunt down terror suspects every d

daesh has less territory. >> reporter: french war planes carried out a second night against targets inqa syria, hitting isil without mercy, but the french will know there is little common ground between the many players in this deadly drama, between the u.s., russia, the gulf states, iran and other regional neighbors. heavily stretched from north africa to the middle east and now at home, france called on its neighbors for help invoking the e.u.'s mutual assistance clause. >> translator: it's the first time it has been used. i feel that's an important point to make. now what is this going to mean in practice? well, either taking part in france's operations in syria or iraq, or by easing the load or providing support to france in other operations, so lightning our load elsewhere. what i have said to my colleagues is that france can't do everything. >> reporter: police have discovered a third car with belgian number plates believed to be been used in friday's attacks. almost 300 separate raids have been carried out from the french border in the north, to the south, seizing weapons and ma

two years ago, the prime minister urged us to bomb daesh's opponents in syria, that would probably havetrengthened this terrorist organisation. today the prime minister wants us to launch a bombing campaign without effective ground support in place or a fully costed reconstruction and stability plan. the prime minister has asked us to consider his plan, and we have listened closely, but key questions posed by the foreign affairs select committee remain unanswered, and unless he answers them satisfactorily, the scottish national party will not vote for airstrikes in syria. david cameron: cannot first -- can i first pay him tribute to the national security adviser, mark lyall grant, who has been working hard to provide factual briefings, on a privy council basis, to parties across the house of commons. i think he is right that we require political agreement and syria's long-term reconstruction. my argument is not that i disagree with that, my argument is as well as that, we need to take action now to protect us against the terrorism we have seen on the streets of paris and elsewhere. he a