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Prairie Gates

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2. One of them has died: French announce military officer killed in Erbil drone attack

Reply to chowder66 (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 09:48 PM

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From NY Times:

An officer in the French military “died for France in an attack in the Erbil region of Iraq,” Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, said in a social media post in the early hours of Friday in Europe. He noted that several other French soldiers had been wounded.

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Update: One French officer killer; six French soldiers injured in drone attack in Iraqi Kurdistan [View all] Prairie Gates Thursday OP

I am hoping they come out of this okay. I hate that the dickhead in chief set this shit off. chowder66 Thursday #1

One of them has died: French announce military officer killed in Erbil drone attack Prairie Gates Thursday #2

How awful. Thank you for the update. chowder66 Thursday #3