One French soldier killed in Iraq-Syria area: French Presidency

Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - One French soldier from the 13th regiment of para-troopers was killed on Saturday morning while fighting in the Iraq-Syria region, the French Presidency said on Saturday. "The President has learned with great sadness of the death in the Levant this morning of a (soldier) ... killed in fighting," Macron's office said in a statement. (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Kevin Liffey; dominique.vidalon@thomsonreuters.com ; +33149495432; Reuters Messaging: dominique.vidalon.reuters.com@reuters.net )