Business Standard

Sunday, December 22, 2024 | 05:51 PM ISTEN Hindi

Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

Battling IS in Iraq prevents attacks at home: Hollande

Image

AFP Baghdad
French President Francois Hollande today told French soldiers training Iraqi special forces that involvement on the ground against the Islamic State group was key to preventing terror attacks at home.

"Taking action against terrorism here in Iraq is also preventing acts of terrorism on our own soil," he said at a base of Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service near Baghdad.

Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Jan 02 2017 | 12:22 PM IST

Explore News