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Friday, March 13, 2026
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Friday, March 13, 2026
Iraq PM vows to prevent attacks after French soldier killed
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani vows to prevent attacks after the killing of a French soldier in an attack in the autonomous Kurdistan region.
Sudani expresses his “solidarity” with France in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron. He says that “the necessary measures will be taken to prevent the recurrence of such incidents,” and an investigation will be conducted into the attack.
The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan region Nechirvan Barzani, in a call with Macron, also expresses his condolences and calls for the Iraqi government to “set limits on outlaw groups.”
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