France confirms first casualty in Middle East war

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President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that a French soldier was killed and several others wounded during an attack on Kurdish forces (Peshmerga) targeting ISIS militants outside the city of Halabja north-east Baghdad earlier today; this marks France's first fatality in its ongoing military campaign across Iraq, Syria, Libya, Mali, Central African Republic, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania.

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France confirmed the death of its first soldier in Iraq during an attack on March 13.
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The French military stated that one officer was killed and several others were wounded by a Filan drone strike near Erbil, Kurdistan Region. President Emmanuel Macron announced this as France's initial casualty count since entering combat operations there earlier last year.

Developments

[Mar 13] President Emmanuel Macron issued the official announcement regarding French casualties in Iraq, confirming one death and multiple injuries from a drone attack near Erbil. This occurred after France had already deployed troops to support Kurdish forces earlier that year.

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