French police raids continue today, as does the manhunt for people involved in Friday's attacks. Police are still looking for Salah Abdeslam, a French citizen believed to have been involved in the attack. The mastermind of the attack, who has been identified as Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian citizen with strong ties to the Islamic State's leadership, also remains at large. France has mobilized 115,000 security personnel across the country and President Francois Hollande has declared a state of emergency that could be extended up to three months. Hollande has also suggested introducing new counterterrorism laws.
France has also continued airstrikes on the Islamic State's de facto capital of Raqqa, targeting a command post and training camp, according to the French military. "It is not about containing but about destroying that organization," Hollande said in a speech before the parliament. "They are not out of our reach." U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise visit to Paris. After meeting with Hollande, he told reporters, "We agreed to exchange more information and I'm convinced that over the course of the next weeks, Daesch will feel greater pressure. They are feeling it today. They felt it yesterday."
