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By: FRANCE 24 A Kurdish Peshmerga soldier is silhouetted, Irbil, Iraq,Jan. 2, 2017 © Christophe Ena, AP French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned an attack in northern Iraq 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. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
US and Israeli strikes hit parts of Tehran on Friday, Iranian media reported, adding that homes shook from the blasts.
"The intensity of the explosions was such that residents of these areas reported their houses shaking. No further details have been provided about the extent of damage or possible casualties," Iran's Fars news agency reported.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned an attack in northern Iraq 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.
In a post on X, Macron said Chief Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion "died for France" and several of our soldiers have been injured in the attack.
An attack killed a French soldier in Erbil in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed armed factions, claimed responsibility for downing a US military refueling aircraft in western Iraq on Thursday.
US President Donald Trump said the war against Iran was moving "very rapidly," even as Tehran's new leader vowed defiance in his first public message.
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