France's Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu leaves after a cabinet meeting (Conseil des Ministres) at the Elysee Palace in Paris on July 21, 2023. (AFP)
A French soldier died on Sunday in Iraq, where he was posted on a training mission, the French government said.
“Nicolas Latourte lost his life in the line of duty”, President Emmanuel Macron said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a post the death had occurred on Sunday, adding Latourte had been on a mission to train Iraq’s armed forces “to fight against terrorism”.
