The Pentagon pledged on Monday to coordinate in new ways with the French government on counterterrorism efforts, following attacks in Paris on Friday that killed 129 people and wounded hundreds more.
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper provided new instructions to their organizations that will enable U.S. troops to more easily share operational planning information and intelligence with French troops “on a range of shared challenges to the fullest extent allowed by existing law and police,” Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said in a statement. The new guidance underscores the partnership between the two countries, particularly when it comes to defeating the Islamic State militant group, Cook added.
