These reports were confirmed by the Governor of Irbil, Omed Khoshnaw, and later by the General Staff of the French Armed Forces.
The injuries suffered by the French soldiers are not serioushowever, the injured were transported to a medical center.
Additionally, no Peshmerga members were injured. Two drones were to be used in the attack, local Iraqi media report.
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Which country cooperates with the Kurds in Iraq?
France and the Kurds are working together
France and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq maintain close, historic and strategic bilateral relations, based on strong diplomatic, military and cultural ties, which have become particularly strong since 2014. As a member of the international coalition against ISIS, France has provided significant military support to Peshmerga forces. Paris maintains hundreds of troops in the Kurdistan Region.
Military bases have become targets of repeated attacks by Tehran following the US-Israeli operation against the Iranian regime. Iran attacks both US bases in the Middle East and allied facilities.
The conflict in the region intensified after Tehran closed one of the world's most important shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.
