French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned an attack in Iraqi Kurdistan that killed one French officer and wounded several soldiers in the Erbil region.
Six French soldiers providing counter-terrorism training in the region were wounded in a drone attack, France’s army said on Thursday, just hours after an Italian base was also targeted in the area.
France has hundreds of troops based in the Erbil region as part of a broader international coalition to fight Islamic State militants in the area, according to France 24.
In a post on X, Macron said Chief Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion “died for France” and several French soldiers have been injured in the attack.
“The war in Iran cannot justify such attacks,” Macron said.
France 24 reported that a pro-Iranian group in Iraq warned that French interests “in Iraq and the region” would be “under targeting fire” after the arrival of a French aircraft carrier.
The statement on the Telegram page of the Ashab Alkahf group came as French President Emmanuel Macron announced the death of the French soldier.
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