Hollande Calls For Grand Coalition To Defeat ISIL

French President Francois Hollande has called for a global coalition to eradicate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group following the deadly attacks in Paris.

Speaking to members of the French parliament at the Palace of Versailles on Monday evening, Hollande said he wanted to extend the state of emergency for three months and would meet US President Barack Obama and Russia's Vladimir Putin to "unite our forces to achieve a result that has taken too long".