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At least six French soldiers wounded in drone strike on base in Iraq’s Makhmour
Jerusalem Post ^

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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The terrorist group is a proxy for Iran. I’m happy to hear France will retaliate and double down. They are building up a forcefully, the nuclear aircraft carrier group is already in the region ready to spit some fire, including at least one nuclear submarine, 2 helicopter carriers and 8 other warships are also imminently arriving.

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.

1 posted on 03/12/2026 4:46:20 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE
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To: USA-FRANCE

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.


2 posted on 03/12/2026 5:53:29 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: USA-FRANCE

Damn.
Missed ya by that much.


3 posted on 03/12/2026 6:11:29 PM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
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To: doc maverick

“Good for the French!“

>>>>>>>>>>>

I agree, it brings France into the true reality of this war.
And it pushes it to act. 👍


4 posted on 03/12/2026 7:26:58 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE (Silence against evil isn't neutrality, it's complicity. Oppose the Iran-Russia-North Korea Alliance!)
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