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France's Hollande in Iraq to review war on IS: AFP

Hollande, who was travelling with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, had already visited in 2014.

Published: 02nd January 2017 10:16 AM  |   Last Updated: 02nd January 2017 10:16 AM   |  A+A A-

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France's President Francois Hollande. (AP)

By AFP

BAGHDAD: French President Francois Hollande arrived in Baghdad Monday to meet the French forces helping Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State group and to hold talks with top officials.

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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