Unidentified Drone Attackers Wound Six French Soldiers at Peshmerga Base in Makhmour

A drone strike on March 12 hit a joint Peshmerga–French base in the Makhmour (Mala Qara) area of Iraq’s Erbil region, wounding six French soldiers who were taking part in counter‑terrorism training with Iraqi partners.

“The French army announced Thursday evening that six of its soldiers were wounded in a drone attack in Erbil, after Iranian media reported launching attacks on a base in Iraq”

Al-Jazeera Net

The French army confirmed the six were injured and said they were taken to the nearest medical facility, while local sources and wire agencies reported the strike struck the Peshmerga facility where coalition forces are based.

Al-Jazeera Net

Reports place the strike at the Mala Qara site in Makhmour, roughly 40km southwest of Erbil, and several outlets say two drones were involved.

Local officials described the base as a shared facility used by Kurdish Peshmerga and foreign coalition personnel; authorities emphasised the wounded were quickly moved to nearby medical centres for treatment.

breakingthenews.net

The incident occurred amid a wider surge of drone and missile strikes across the region that multiple sources tie to pro‑Iranian and Shiite armed groups and to Iranian state-linked launches; news outlets noted an Italian base in the Erbil area was also struck overnight and some foreign contingents have temporarily withdrawn personnel.

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Arab News

Media and security sources described an escalation of attacks on bases and facilities in Iraq since late February.

France has signalled a stepped-up military posture in the eastern Mediterranean and nearby waters as it safeguards forces and partners: French authorities have dispatched major naval assets, including the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and an amphibious helicopter carrier, and moved escorts and air‑defence personnel into the region.

President Emmanuel Macron framed those deployments as part of a defensive posture amid the widening conflict.

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Key details remain unclear and variably reported: several outlets said the French statement gave no specifics on the nature of the soldiers’ injuries or the drone’s origin, while local and regional sources described two drones and security services in Baghdad reported foiling separate drone attempts elsewhere in northern Iraq.

“Middle East war live: Six French soldiers wounded in drone attack in northern Iraq Six French soldiers engaged in counterterrorism training were wounded Thursday in a drone attack on a joint Peshmerga-French base in Iraq's Erbil region, the French army said”

France 24

There was no immediate political statement from Paris in some reports, and coverage noted differing levels of detail about follow‑on security measures and personnel movements by other countries.

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