Paris, France, March 13, 2026 (AFP) - War in the Middle East: latest developments

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2026-03-13

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Friday: - French soldier killed in Iraqi Kurdistan - A French soldier was killed in an attack in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, confirming the first French military death in the Middle East war. Since US-Israeli strikes on Iran last month engulfed the Middle East in war, multiple attacks attributed to pro-Iranian factions have targeted the regio......

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