France, March 13 -- Chief Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion "died for France during an attack in the Erbil region of Iraq," Macron posted on X early Friday, adding that several soldiers were also wounded.

France has hundreds of troops based in the Erbil region as part of a broader international coalition to fight Islamic State armed group militants in the area.

"This attack against our forces engaged in the fight against Daesh (Islamic State) since 2015 is unacceptable," he said.

"The war in Iran cannot justify such attacks," he added.

He did not say who was behind the attack.

Earlier, a pro-Iranian Iraqi group warned that French interests in the region were now targets after the arrival of France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to "...