The two leaders spoke by phone, with Hollande congratulating Cameron on winning a recent vote in the British parliament to start bombing ISIL targets in Syria, the French presidency said.
"The two leaders agreed to further intensify their cooperation in the fight against ISIL both in the Syrian campaign and in the exchange of information," the Elysee Palace said.
Britain, which was already carrying out anti-ISIL air strikes in Iraq, attacked terrorist targets in Syria for the first time on Thursday, just hours after parliament gave its approval.
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UK bombers carry out first strikes against IS after parliament vote
Aviones británicos atacan yacimientos de petróleo del EI en el este de Siria...
Britain joined the US-led bombing campaign over Syria on Thursday, striking an oil field held by Islamic State (IS) jihadists just hours after a decisive parliamentary vote authorized airstrikes...
- British war planes carried out a round of airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria late Friday, again hitting oil fields, officials said.
Britain's Ministry of Defense released a video showing bombers conducting the second round of airstrikes on Islamic State targets.
The Typhoon jets arrived Thursday at a British air base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, to bolster its strike force of Tornado warplanes.
Britain’s Royal Air Force Tornado fighter jets began airstrikes in Syria Thursday just hours after lawmakers in London voted 397 to 223 in favor of an expanded strategy to defeat the Islamic State militant group.
British lawmakers approved the bombing of targets in Syria at the request of Prime Minister David Cameron.
Cameron appeared before Parliament to make his case, saying the airstrikes would be “part of a wider strategy” to overcome Islamic State, which has been using the oil fields to fund attacks on the West.
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