On Saturday evening, the Élysée Palace issued a statement announcing the death of a French soldier on an overseas mission. This warrant officer from the 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment (Special Forces) was killed by Islamic State in the Iraq-Syria conflict zone.
The President of the Republic pays tribute to this soldier’s “sacrifice” and expresses “his confidence in and pride in the French armed forces”. The Minister for the Armed Forces has expressed “her emotion and sadness”. This is the first French soldier from Operation Chammal to be killed by Daesh gunfire. The Secours Info team extends its condolences to his loved ones.