Soldiers prepare a Rafale war plane on the deck of France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, at its home port of Toulon, southern France, Wednesday, Nov.18, 2015. France has decided to deploy its aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean sea for fighting Islamic State group.(AP Photo/Claude Paris) Soldiers prepare a Rafale war plane on the deck of France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, at its home port of Toulon, southern France, Wednesday, Nov.18, 2015. France has decided to… 


The UN Security Council on Friday authorized countries to "take all necessary measures" to fight the Islamic State group in a resolution that won unanimous backing a week after the Paris attacks.
The measure drafted by France calls on all UN member states to "redouble and coordinate their efforts to prevent and suppress terrorist attacks" committed by IS and other extremist groups linked to Al-Qaeda.

French President Francois Hollande welcomed the adoption, saying the resolution would "help mobilise nations to eliminate Daesh" (IS), which has claimed responsibility for the attacks that left 130 dead in Paris.

Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said countries should now find concrete ways to shore up the fight, "either through military action, the search for political solutions or the battle against terrorist financing."