France will
send some 40
troops to Iraq in coming days and weeks to
train Iraqi and
Kurdish forces combating Islamic State fighters, a military spokesman said on Thursday, adding to a growing number of Western coalition
troops on the ground. Military staff will be sent to Baghdad and Arbil, in the
Kurdish region of Iraq, for a training mission expected to last about three months. Overall some 800
French troops are involved in support roles in the Western coalition against Islamic State in addition to nine Rafale war jets, six Mirage jets, a refueling plane and a navy patrol plane deployed in the Gulf region.
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