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Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, who have been targeting the Kurdistan Region with drones and missiles, were likely behind a drone attack that killed a French soldier.

“Everything must be done to prevent Lebanon from descending into chaos,” Macron wrote on X/Twitter.

Macron called the attack "unacceptable" and said that the French troops were stationed in the region as part of France's support in fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

A future large-scale war will not be won with a handful of expensive drones, but those that are flexible enough to adapt and numerous enough to matter.

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Starmer stated that additional British fighter jets, helicopters, and a destroyer were being sent to the Middle East, and affirmed that the UK would support the defence of Saudi Arabia if needed. 

The proposed change will next go to parliament where the right-wing coalition government holds a majority.

"France demanded that the concerned resources not participate in any way in operations conducted by the United States in Iran," a French official said.

French sources told the Post that a ground operation in Lebanon would undermine the Lebanese government’s legitimacy to act against Hezbollah.

“Neither forewarned nor involved” is not neutrality – it is the public confession of a voluntary abdication.