French President Francois Hollande told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday world powers must build a "grand coalition" to combat Islamic State militants who control swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq, Reuters reported.
"Our enemy is Daesh, Islamic State, it has territory, an army and resources, so we must create this large coalition to hit these terrorists," Hollande said in televised remarks at the start of bilateral talks with the Russian leader in the Kremlin.
"I'm in Moscow with you to see how we can act together and coordinate so that we can strike this terrorist group, but also reach a solution for peace," Hollande said.