World leaders vow to step up anti-terror efforts after Paris

World leaders participate in a session of the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey.

World leaders vowed on Monday to boost intelligence-sharing, cut off terrorist funding and strengthen border security in Europe, as they sought to show resolve and unity following the deadly terror attacks in Paris.
"We agreed that the challenge can't just be tackled with military mean, but only a multitude of measures," said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations wrapped up a two-day summit in Turkey.
Still, the leaders largely spoke of their agreements in broad strokes, with few specifics. Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasised the need to cut off the Daesh's ability to generate revenue through oil smuggling. And British Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to host a donor conference early next year to raise "significant new funding" to tackle the flood of refugees spilling out of Syria.
"None of this is a substitute for the next urgent need of all: to find a political solution that brings peace to Syria and enables the millions of refugees to return home," Cameron said.
The leaders' meeting came against the backdrop of heavy French bombardment of the Daesh's stronghold in Syria. The US was expanding its intelligence sharing with the French and helping them identify targets, according to American officials.
Numerous discussions about next steps in Syria and the Daesh campaign were held Monday on the sidelines of the summit in the Turkish seaside resort of Antalya.
US President Barack Obama huddled with European leaders from France, Britain, Germany and Italy. French President Francois Hollande skipped the summit to stay home and deal with the aftermath of the attacks, but Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attended the meeting with the US president.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, a key player in ending the conflict in Syria that created a vacuum for the Daesh, met separately with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Cameron.
Putin and Cameron both emphasised the need for joint action against terrorism in the wake of Paris terror attack.
"The latest tragic events in Paris show that we have to unite our efforts in fighting this evil, something we should have done long time ago," Putin said.
Putin launched an air campaign in Syria a month-and-half ago with the Daesh as the top declared target. The US and its allies, however, have accused Moscow of focusing on other rebel groups in a bid to shore up Syria's leader Bashar Assad, whom the West sees as the main cause of the Syrian conflict and the chief obstacle to peace.
Nearly five years of clashes between Assad's forces and opposition groups have left more than 250,000 people dead, created a vacuum for the Daesh and other extremists groups to thrive, and spurred a massive refugee crisis in Europe.
Amid the diplomatic wrangling, the shock over the Paris attacks that killed at least 129 people raised the demand for quick action. The attacks in Paris, along with earlier bombings in Lebanon and Turkey, as well as the downing of a Russian airliner in Egypt, indicated that the Daesh has grown bold enough to strike a variety of targets far away from its base in Syria and Iraq.