French President Emmanuel Macron condemned a deadly drone strike that targeted French military personnel in northern Iraq, calling the attack both “unacceptable” and unjustified during a Friday press conference in Paris.
The assault resulted in one French soldier’s death and left six others injured, prompting Macron to defend his country’s military involvement in the Middle East region.
Speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Macron emphasized that France maintains a “defensive” stance in the region and has ordered military officials to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the incident.
The attack marks another escalation in regional tensions affecting international forces operating in Iraq, where various nations maintain military presence as part of ongoing security operations.
