On Monday in Paris, British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande agreed to increase cooperation on counterterrorism and made an unannounced visit to the Bataclan concert hall, the scene of the deadliest of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks. Cameron also said he "firmly" supports Hollande's decision to strike Islamic State targets in Syria and that it is his "firm conviction that Britain should do so, too." That decision will be up to Parliament, he added, and he will make his case to lawmakers this week. Britain's Parliament has given the green light for bombing ISIS targets in Iraq, but in 2013 shot down a proposal to allow airstrikes in Syria.
In the meantime, Cameron publicly offered Hollande use of a British airbase in Malta for its anti-ISIS operations. Hollande is heading to Washington on Tuesday to meet with President Obama about fighting ISIS, and then will visit Moscow to hold similar discussions with President Vladimir Putin.
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