The Local France 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 Hollande to visit French troops in Iraq 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 French leader hits out at Blair about Iraq invasion Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was criticized by a top French official after saying Western powers shouldn't rule using ground troops against Isis Islamic extremists. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140923/french-leader-hits-out-at-tony-blair Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:10:00 +0200 french-leader-hits-out-at-tony-blair US 'indispensable' ally in Africa: France The US military's partnership with France in Africa is "indispensable" in the fight against extremist groups in the Sahel region, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140125/us-indispensable-ally-in-africa-france Sat, 25 Jan 2014 16:51:38 +0100 us-indispensable-ally-in-africa-france French troops stage anti-rebels push in Mali The French army is staging a large operation against Islamist fighters in the Timbuktu region of northern Mali ahead of weekend parliamentary elections, military sources said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131214/french-troops-stage-very-large-anti-islamist-op-in-mali Sat, 14 Dec 2013 11:39:00 +0100 french-troops-stage-very-large-anti-islamist-op-in-mali France begins troop withdrawal from Mali France has withdrawn its first batch of soldiers from Mali, the army said on Tuesday, as it begins to pull out troops sent to battle Islamist fighters in the west African nation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130409/france-begins-troop-withdrawal-from-mali Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:28:40 +0200 france-begins-troop-withdrawal-from-mali France 'to begin' Mali troop pullout in March France expects to begin withdrawing its soldiers from Mali "starting in March, if all goes as planned", French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in a newspaper interview to be published Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130206/france-to-begin-mali-troop-withdrawal-in-march Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:22:00 +0100 france-to-begin-mali-troop-withdrawal-in-march