7 minutes agoFrench Army Troops Continue Iraq Mission
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)France has no intention of withdrawing its military troops, currently in Iraq for training mission, declared an anonymous source of the French government. France, a member of the US-led International Coalition Against Islamic State, numbers about 200 soldiers in Iraq, of which 160 are assigned to train the Iraqi Army. “Priority [...]
France, a member of the US-led International Coalition Against Islamic State, numbers about 200 soldiers in Iraq, of which 160 are assigned to train the Iraqi Army.
Today's “priority is the same as yesterday and should be tomorrow, that is, to fight against the Islamic State. Softening tensions in Iraq and the region is necessary, international coalition against I SIS must continue its” mission, Army Minister Florence Parly stressed today.
In the Middle East, France has a total of a thousand soldiers in Operation “chammal”, the French component of the anti-Islamic State operation led by the International Coalition. / A T S/
