A French Air Force CPA 10 paratrooper, identified as Sgt. Nicolas Mazier, was killed in action after his unit was ambushed by a #Daesh terrorist cell during a reconnaissance operation in support of Iraqi counterterrorism forces in #Kirkuk, northern #Iraq.

According to official reports, 4 French paratrooper commandos and 3 members of the Iraqi anti-terrorist forces were also wounded during the firefight, which lasted up to 5 hours.

#France

An American MQ-1 drone was reporter to be hit by anti aircraft missile and crashed in Kirkuk in northern Iraq.

Several American chinok helicopters were sent to secure the crash location and salvage the remains of the drone.

No reports on who was behind the attacks and US media still referring to is as a "crash".

#US #iraq #Drone #occupation #kirkuk #politics

https://nitter.lacontrevoie.fr/clashreport/status/1649703438555529217

Es ist an der Zeit, die Massaker und die Besatzung durch den türkischen Staat in Kurdistan zu beenden

#Parekh #Zakho #Türkei #Kurden #Kurdistan #Rojava #Irak #Südkurdistan #kurdische-Guerilla #Jesiden #Sinjar #Flüchtlingslager-Makhmour #UNO #NATO #EU #Bagdad #Basra #Mosul #Kirkuk #Ninive #Zap #Avashin #Metina #Xatire #CPT

Es ist an der Zeit, die Massaker und die Besatzung durch den türkischen Staat in Kurdistan zu beenden

Am 17. April 2022 hat das Nato-Mitglied Türkei im Schatten des völkerrechtswidrigen russischen Krieges gegen die Ukraine eine große ebenfalls völkerrechtswidrige Militäroffensive im Nordirak gegen die in der Region lebenden Kurden gestartet. Diese...