Posted on 03/12/2026 4:46:20 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE
At least six French soldiers were wounded in a drone attack targeting a joint Peshmerga-French base in the Makhmour area of Iraq on Thursday. "Today, six French soldiers providing counter-terrorism training to Iraqi partners were wounded after a drone attack in the Erbil region of Iraq," the French army said in a statement, adding that they had been taken to the nearest medical facility.
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Italy, unfortunately… chickened out… they just closed their base in the region after being slightly hit yesterday. I hope that bad decision will be reversed.
Good for the French!
I guess Macron has decided to flex French muscle.
I’m sure Trump is grateful for the help from Macron and the French military.
Damn.
Missed ya by that much.
“Good for the French!“
>>>>>>>>>>>
I agree, it brings France into the true reality of this war.
And it pushes it to act. 👍
” I’m happy to hear France will retaliate and double down. “
The article mentioned nothing of the sort. We’re waiting...
“I’m sure Trump is grateful for the help from Macron and the French military.”
What help? Oh yeah, they “arrived”. Maybe they could escort some tankers in the strait.
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