Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion of the French Army was killed and six soldiers wounded in a drone attack on a base near Erbil, Iraq, on March 12, 2026.The strike, attributed to the pro-Iranian militia Ashab Al-Kahf, targeted French troops engaged in counter-terrorism training with Iraqi partners.This incident follows an earlier drone strike on an Italian base in Erbil, which caused no casualties and led to a temporary withdrawal of personnel.The attack occurs amid wider regional hostilities linked to retaliatory attacks after US and
Israeli strikes on
Iran.