France's Hollande in Iraq to review war on IS

Hollande, who was travelling with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, had already visited in 2014 and remains the most prominent head of state to come to Iraq.

By PTI

Updated: Monday, January 2, 2017, 11:08 [IST]

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Baghdad, Jan 2 French President Francois Hollande arrived in Baghdad today to meet the French forces helping Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group and to hold talks with top officials.

Francois Hollande — French President Francois Hollande attends a meeting with Iraq's Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, right, during a ministerial summit to hold discussion on the future of Mosul city, post-Islamic State, in Paris, France. Diplomats from the U.S., Iraq and some 20 other countries are meeting to make a stabilization plan for Mosul, as the international military operation to free the Iraqi city from Islamic State extremists advances. Image courtesy PTI.

Hollande, who was travelling with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, had already visited in 2014 and remains the most prominent head of state to come to Iraq since the launch two and half years ago of a US-led coalition against the jihadists.

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