British Prime Minister David Cameron said after talks with President Francois Hollande on Monday that he had offered France the use of a British airbase in Cyprus for air strikes on Islamic State targets.

"Today I've offered President Hollande the use of RAF Akrotiri for French aircraft engaged in counter-ISIL operations and additional assistance with air-to-air refuelling," Cameron said in a statement to reporters alongside Hollande, using another term for IS