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France delivers artillery to Iraq

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France delivers artillery to Iraq

With a shipment of weapons to the Iraqi army France wants to step up the fight against the IS. The step is also a response to the terrorist attack of nice.

After the devastating attack of nice, with 84 dead, the French government is under massive pressure. The accusation: you have not done enough for the security in the country. With a military decision, President Francois Hollande (picture) wants to demonstrate now ability to act. After a Meeting of the security Cabinet in Paris, he announced, to provide the Iraqi army with weapons. As a result, the fight against the terrorist militia “Islamic state is to be supported” even more.

The aircraft carrier “Charles de Gaulle” is sent into the crisis region

Specifically, it is the supply of artillery. The heavy guns are supposed to be, according to Hollande in August in Iraq. It would add military advisers declared to be the Iraqi soldiers, the use of weapons. In addition, the state reiterated President to send the French aircraft carrier “Charles de Gaulle” in the Region. In order for the air to be attacks on terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria intensified. This should be done, so Hollande, at the end of September.

No ground troops against IS

In the fundamental nature of the French commitment of the President wants to change but nothing. “We support our allies in Iraq and Syria, but no ground troops,” he said. France will help Iraq with trainers and military advisers, in addition, the French air force bombed positions in the framework of the international coalition IS.

Only in the past few days there had been criticism of the French military deployment in the crisis area, Libya, after the death of three soldiers was to become known. The transitional government in Tripoli, accused France to have the Libyan sovereignty in a unabgesprochenen Use hurt.

Rapid investigation of possible security vulnerabilities in nice

Hollande stressed after the Meeting of the security Cabinet, that the highly criticized interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve enjoy his full confidence. The Opposition has accused Cazeneuve, to have the use of the national police in nice are not applicable. According to Reports in French media stop only municipal police forces covered at the time of the Truck-the cars are banned in the beach Boulevard. In the coming week should be, according to Hollande’s words, the results of a police internal investigation.

Well a week after the attack, in which a 31-Year old wagon with a load in a crowd of people racing, hovering, according to Hollande twelve people in danger of their lives. The IS had claimed the attack. A connection between the bombers and the jihadist group have discovered the investigators but yet.

where/sc (dpa, afp)

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