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> Exploding drone sent by Isis allies kills and wounds troops in Iraq – report
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> Staff and agencies in Paris
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> A drone rigged with explosives and sent by Isis allies killed two Peshmerga fighters in Iraq <https://www.theguardian.com/world/iraq> and badly wounded two French soldiers, according to a report.
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> The craft was intercepted and exploded after coming down on 2 October, Le Monde said.
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> It was not clear whether the explosive device was detonated by remote control or a timer.
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> The two French soldiers, from the special forces, were taken back to France for medical treatment.
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> Other French soldiers were lightly wounded by the explosion, Le Monde said.
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> France has about 500 military personnel in Iraq as part of a US-led coalition to fight Islamic State <https://www.theguardian.com/world/isis> militants. The numbers include special forces who have been training Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the north of the country.
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> The French defence ministry, which has a policy of not discussing special forces’ operations, declined to comment on the Le Monde report.
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> An Iraqi military spokesman in Baghdad could not confirm the report and Peshmerga sources were not immediately available for comment.
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> Islamic State has been feared for some time <http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a20196/drone-ied-us-ground-forces/> to be making use of commercially available drones rigged with improvised explosive devices <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/24/drones-isis-taliban-mullah-akhtar-mansoor> to stage attacks.
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> With Reuters