--- description: He gave remarks after meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan title: Obama: 'We Will Redouble Our Efforts' in Syria image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b3aeac0ccaf9987/6988712b0b72e311376e6d44/obama-turkey.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Foreign Policy](/tag/foreign-policy/) ## Foreign Policy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Obama: 'We Will Redouble Our Efforts' in Syria After Paris Attacks ## Video: Know Right Now: French Officials Search for Second Fugitive [Watch (HLS stream): Know Right Now: French Officials Search for Second Fugitive](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/93oYwVPg.m3u8) (1:01)  _Published 2015-11-17. A manhunt is underway for at least one suspect involved in the Paris attacks_ by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 15, 2015 1:53 PM CUT  President Obama at a press conference within the G20 Turkey Summit in Antalya, Turkey on Nov. 15, 2015. President Obama at a press conference within the G20 Turkey Summit in Antalya, Turkey on Nov. 15, 2015.Anadolu Agency—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 15, 2015 1:53 PM CUT President Obama called the [violence in Paris](http://time.com/4113633/paris-attacks-france-isis/ "undefined"), as well as the recent [bombing](http://time.com/4069951/ankara-bombing-erdogan-role-turkey/ "undefined") in Ankara, Turkey, attacks “on the civilized world,” reaffirming that the U.S. stands “in solidarity” with France. Obama made his remarks after meeting Sunday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who shared his stance and said the two had discussed “the fight that we are conducting against Daesh in Syria,” using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS). “As model and strategic partners we will continue to show solidarity with each other with an understanding towards global peace.” Obama said the U.S. “will redouble our efforts, working with other members of the coalition, to bring about a peaceful transition in Syria and to eliminate Daesh as a force that can create so much pain and suffering for people in Paris, Ankara and other parts of the globe.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4113629/obama-redouble-syria/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4113629/obama-redouble-syria/"},"headline":"Obama: 'We Will Redouble Our Efforts' in Syria After Paris Attacks","datePublished":"2015-11-15T13:53:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:38:22.734Z","description":"He gave remarks after meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan","url":"https://time.com/4113629/obama-redouble-syria/","keywords":["Foreign Policy","Obama","Know Right Now"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b3aeac0ccaf9987/6988712b0b72e311376e6d44/obama-turkey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b3aeac0ccaf9987/6988712b0b72e311376e6d44/obama-turkey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan - Barack Obama meeting in Antalya","caption":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan - Barack Obama meeting in Antalya","creditText":"Anadolu Agency—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/foreign-policy/","name":"Foreign Policy"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4113629/obama-redouble-syria/","name":"Obama: 'We Will Redouble Our Efforts' in Syria After Paris Attacks"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Know Right Now: French Officials Search for Second Fugitive","description":"A manhunt is underway for at least one suspect involved in the Paris attacks","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/93oYwVPg/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-11-17T18:51:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/93oYwVPg.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4113629/obama-redouble-syria/","duration":"PT1M1S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4113629/obama-redouble-syria/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```