In Iraq, Hollande says IS battle prevents attacks at home

[WorldNews]

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Western support for military action against Islamic State jihadists is key to preventing attacks at home, French President Francois Hollande said Monday in Iraq, where yet another bombing killed dozens. A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden car on a square in Baghdad's Sadr City neighbourhood, killing at least 32 people in the latest attack on the Iraqi capital claimed by IS. France, one of the most active members of the US-led coalition fighting the Sunni extremist group, is particularly concerned over the return of a large contingent of French jihadists from Syria and Iraq.

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