Por el Covid-19, Francia retirará sus tropas de Irak

20 de Abril de 2024

Por el Covid-19, Francia retirará sus tropas de Irak

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A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard atop a military vehicle as a health worker wearing a protective outfit walks by during a curfew imposed as a measure to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in the southern city of Basra on March 19, 2020. - The US-led coalition is temporarily withdrawing training forces from Iraq as a protective measure against the novel coronavirus, a senior official in the alliance said today. Iraqi health officials have confirmed 13 deaths and more than 170 cases of COVID-19, now a global pandemic. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)

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A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard atop a military vehicle as a health worker wearing a protective outfit walks by during a curfew imposed as a measure to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in the southern city of Basra on March 19, 2020. - The US-led coalition is temporarily withdrawing training forces from Iraq as a protective measure against the novel coronavirus, a senior official in the alliance said today. Iraqi health officials have confirmed 13 deaths and more than 170 cases of COVID-19, now a global pandemic. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)
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Las actividades militares se suspenderán provisionalmente, apuntó el Estado Mayor Francés

PARÍS, Francia. Francia retirará sus tropas de Irak, donde participan en la actualidad en misiones de formación, a causa de la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus que afecta duramente a ese país, informó el miércoles el estado mayor francés.

“En coordinación con el gobierno iraquí, la coalición [internacional antiyihadista liderada por Estados Unidos] decidió ajustar su dispositivo en Irak y suspender provisionalmente sus actividades de formación de las fuerzas de seguridad iraquíes a la vista de la crisis sanitaria”, señaló el comunicado oficial. NR

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