United Nations calls on states to combat militants in Syria and Iraq

The move marks the 14th terrorism-related resolution to be approved by the UNSC since 1999. Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who masterminded the deadly attacks in Paris. We want to support them very strongly.

France’s resolution came as a response to Mr. Hollande’s call before the French parliament on Monday for a “grand and single coalition” with the U.S. and Russian Federation against Islamic State. He said the Security Council must adopt a resolution to fight Islamic extremists. Stunned by the attacks of one week ago in Paris, the French government had correctly calculated that sympathy and a new sense of crisis in the chamber would trump months of dithering and division on the combined issues of ISand the Syrian conflict.

Rycroft said the draft by Russian Federation, a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, “doesn’t have much possibility” because it contains references to working with the Syrian government, echoing a previous resolutio rejected by a few Security Council members in September.

The United Nations Security Council voted in favour of Resolution 2249 on 20 November.

The Prime Minister’s official spokeswoman said: “The French have drafted and circulated this”.

Mrs May underlined the need for improved security across the European Union, saying: “What we have seen is that there was a clear link between security of the EU’s external borders and security within the EU”.

An affiliate of Al Qaeda, Al-Mourabitoun, stormed a Radisson hotel in Bamako, Mali, today, gunning down 27 people, including a USA citizen, during another murderous rampage. But Russian Federation recently suffered the downing of the Metrojet airliner over Sinai bearing passengers from Egypt to St Petersburg and this week IS claimed it had executed a Chinese national.

Specifically, the resolution opens the door for military force against the Islamic State and al-Nusra Front terror groups, but could also allow for the targeting of other extremist groups. Mr. Cameron has outlined plans to begin airstrikes by the United Kingdom in Syria.

Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters that the French draft is a good one and that his country is studying it. “I don’t think this is going to be a big problem”, he said, adding that perhaps both drafts could go forward, since Russia’s is more broad.

“Active work on the approval of our draft is something that we intend to do with a view to its swift adoption”, Churkin stressed.

The United Nations Security Council on Friday authorised member states to “take all necessary measures” to eradicate the threat of Islamic State group, in a resolution that won unanimous backing.