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Six injured as drone strike hits Kurdish-French base near Mosul
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A drone strike on a Kurdish-French military base near Mosul injured at least six French troops during the morning hours of March 13, according to multiple European and Polish news sources reporting simultaneously from Baghdad that ISIS militants launched dawn raids targeting strategic outposts north of Iraq's capital city where Western forces have been increasingly active in recent weeks.
Key Points
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1A drone strike occurred on a Kurdish-French base near the border of northern and eastern Syria.
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2At least five to eight different sources reported that at minimum, one soldier was injured in this attack. The number is likely higher than initially stated by some news outlets.
Developments
March 13, 06:40
A Hungarian soldier was killed and another injured during an ambush by Iraqi insurgents.
Mar 12, 22:03
At least six French soldiers were wounded in a drone attack on the Kurdish-French base near Erbil, Iraq. The incident occurred around midnight local time (March 9 UTC).
Perspectives
A Hungarian soldier was killed and at least four others were injured during a drone strike on an Iraqi base.
— (24.hu)At least six French soldiers have been wounded in the latest attack, with no mention of casualties among other nationalities or specific details about injuries beyond being 'wounded'.
— [Teraz.sk]