Hollande: No time to lose over IS

France’s president has said there is “no time to lose” in the global push to combat extremists from the Islamic State group, as reconnaissance planes from his country stand ready for action.

Mon, 15 Sep, 2014 - 10:18

France’s president has said there is “no time to lose” in the global push to combat extremists from the Islamic State group, as reconnaissance planes from his country stand ready for action.

With memories of the 2003 invasion of Iraq still fresh, the US has so far been alone in carrying out airstrikes and no country has offered ground troops.