https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced three French citizens to death after they were found guilty of joining the Islamic State group, a court official said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190526/three-french-isis-members-sentenced-to-death-in-iraq Sun, 26 May 2019 15:35:31 +0200 three-french-isis-members-sentenced-to-death-in-iraq An Iraq court on Sunday sentenced a French woman to life in jail for membership of the Islamic State group as her lawyers accused authorities in Paris of "interference" to prevent her return to France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180603/french-is-member-jailed-for-life-by-iraqi-court Sun, 03 Jun 2018 13:08:36 +0200 french-is-member-jailed-for-life-by-iraqi-court France said on Sunday it "will intervene" in cases of its nationals sentenced to death in Iraq and Syria for belonging to jihadist organisations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180128/france-to-intervene-if-nationals-sentenced-to-death-in-mideast Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:36:26 +0100 france-to-intervene-if-nationals-sentenced-to-death-in-mideast French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called for a rapid opening of dialogue between Iraq's central government and Iraqi Kurdish leaders and for "all militias" to be dismantled to ease tensions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171203/macron-calls-for-dialogue-in-iraq-and-dismantling-of-militias Sun, 03 Dec 2017 05:14:13 +0100 macron-calls-for-dialogue-in-iraq-and-dismantling-of-militias France is to grant a €420 million loan to Iraq whose economy has been weakened by low oil prices and its fight against jihadists, a French foreign ministry official announced on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170826/france-to-loan-430-million-to-iraq-ministry Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:23:51 +0200 france-to-loan-430-million-to-iraq-ministry The foreign and defence ministers of France are to affirm their country's support in the fight against the Islamic State group during a visit to Baghdad on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170826/french-ministers-visit-iraq-in-support-of-isis-fight Sat, 26 Aug 2017 11:17:51 +0200 french-ministers-visit-iraq-in-support-of-isis-fight Journalist Veronique Robert, wounded in the same landmine blast that killed two colleagues in the Iraqi city of Mosul earlier this week, has died, employers France Televisions announced on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170624/journalist-with-french-tv-dies-of-wounds-from-mosul-blast Sat, 24 Jun 2017 14:42:28 +0200 journalist-with-french-tv-dies-of-wounds-from-mosul-blast President Francois Hollande said he would on Monday visit French troops fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, as he warned that the terrorist threat within France was still live. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170101/hollande-to-visit-french-troops-in-iraq-monday Sun, 01 Jan 2017 09:51:44 +0100 hollande-to-visit-french-troops-in-iraq-monday On a dusty plain south of Mosul, French artillery guns fire in support of Iraqi troops fighting to retake the city from the Islamic State group. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161101/south-of-mosul-french-guns-back-up-iraqi-forces Tue, 01 Nov 2016 18:09:27 +0100 south-of-mosul-french-guns-back-up-iraqi-forces France is to supply weapons to the Iraqi army, president François Hollande announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160722/france-to-supply-iraq-arms-as-it-steps-up-fight-against-isis Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:09:41 +0200 france-to-supply-iraq-arms-as-it-steps-up-fight-against-isis French lawmakers adopted a draft law Thursday that will require minors to have permission from their parents or legal guardians before leaving the country in a bid to curb departures for jihad in Iraq or Syria. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151009/france-adopts-bill-to-keep-minors-from-jihad Fri, 09 Oct 2015 10:22:23 +0200 france-adopts-bill-to-keep-minors-from-jihad French warplanes will launch air strikes against Isis targets in Syria in the coming weeks, the government announced on Wednesday, just days after President François Hollande said the intervention was "necessary". https://www.thelocal.fr/20150916/france-to-hit-isis-in-syria-in-coming-weeks Wed, 16 Sep 2015 10:15:01 +0200 france-to-hit-isis-in-syria-in-coming-weeks Forty-seven percent of European jihadists known to have travelled to territory held by the extremist Islamic State group are French, a report by the country's upper house Senate revealed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150409/nearly-half-of-european-jihadists-in-syria-iraq-are-french-report Thu, 09 Apr 2015 11:53:31 +0200 nearly-half-of-european-jihadists-in-syria-iraq-are-french-report Officials in France claimed on Wednesday that a young boy and man who appeared in the Isis execution video are French citizens. The man is believed to be a relative of Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah who killed seven people in 2012. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150311/killers-in-latest-isis-video-are-french-citizens Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:43:15 +0100 killers-in-latest-isis-video-are-french-citizens Around 50 French nationals have been killed in Syria fighting alongside jihadists, the Prime Minister said on Wednesday. France also announced it will deploy six Mirage fighter jets against Isis fighters in Iraq. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141119/close-to-50-french-jihadists-killed-in-syria Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:11:00 +0100 close-to-50-french-jihadists-killed-in-syria The leader of France's armed forces said his country's military "hurt" Isis forces in a recent raid led by the international coalition battling the extremists in Iraq. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141024/french-military-chief-isis-raids Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:50:00 +0200 french-military-chief-isis-raids French fighter jets have carried out a third round of air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in support of Iraqi ground forces, the defence ministry said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141020/france-launches-fresh-strikes-against-is-in-iraq Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:51:05 +0200 france-launches-fresh-strikes-against-is-in-iraq France confirmed this week that it will be sending more fighter jets to the Middle East to carry out air strikes against jihadists from Isis who have taken over large swathes of Iraq and Syria. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141002/france-sends-more-fighter-jets-tyo-fight-isis Thu, 02 Oct 2014 10:35:44 +0200 france-sends-more-fighter-jets-tyo-fight-isis Isis Islamic extremists on Monday called on Muslims to target the French and citizens of other countries that have joined the US-led coalition to fight the jihadist organization, branding the French “dirty” and “spiteful”. However France's interior minister insists that the country is "not afraid." https://www.thelocal.fr/20140922/isis-urges-killing-of-spiteful-and-dirty-french Mon, 22 Sep 2014 13:53:00 +0200 isis-urges-killing-of-spiteful-and-dirty-french France launched its first airstrikes on Friday against the Isis militants who have seized swathes of Iraq and Syria. Word of the bombing came less than 24 hours after French President François Hollande promised military action. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140919/obama-cheers-frances-decision-to-bomb-isis Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:23:00 +0200 obama-cheers-frances-decision-to-bomb-isis