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Denis Loctier

French officer killed in Iraq: Could this drag France into a wider war with Iran?

When 42-year-old French officer Arnaud Frion was killed by a drone strike on the Mala Qara Kurdish base near Erbil on Thursday evening, the attack raised the question that goes beyond the incident itself: what does it mean for France's strategy in the region? Could it push Paris toward greater military involvement in Iraq and the Middle East, or even into the ongoing operation against Iran?

Euronews spoke with two French experts for some analysis.

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