World leaders vow to use 'whatever means necessary' to defeat Isis threat

Crisis meeting in Paris comes as France begins reconnaissance flights over Iraq and UK edges closer to military action

Iraq's President Fouad Massoum talks with Saudi Arabian foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal and Iraqi foreign minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari at the International Conference on Peace and Security in Iraq in Paris. Photograph: Pool/Reuters

Kim Willsher in Paris, Rowena Mason, Ian Black and Martin Chulov

Monday 15 September 2014 

Leaders and diplomats from more than 30 countries have pledged to use "whatever means necessary" including military action to defeat the global threat of Islamic State (Isis), after a crisis meeting in Paris.

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