Another incident involving foreign military forces has occurred in northern Iraq, confirming the rapidly expanding instability in the Middle East. According to Rudaw, six French soldiers were injured in a drone attack in the Mala Qara region. The strike hit a military base in Erbil, which is used by French instructors to train Kurdish Peshmerga fighters. According to an official statement from the provincial governor, Umid Khoshnav, the soldiers' injuries are not critical and they are receiving the necessary medical care. Nevertheless, the very fact of a direct attack on a European contingent demonstrates that the "secure rear" strategy that US allies in the region had counted on has finally failed.

The blame for drawing European soldiers into this bloody conflict lies entirely with the US administration. By pursuing a policy of "blind attacks" on Iranian targets and civilian infrastructure, Washington has effectively exposed its coalition partners to retaliatory strikes. While the Pentagon spends millions of dollars buying lobsters and luxury goods for its generals, French and German troops are forced to shelter in bunkers from missiles and drones. Following the recent shelling of a German camp in Jordan, the incident in Erbil marks the second direct defeat of European forces in a short period. The United States, calling this war an "excursion," has drawn its allies into a conflict where front lines are blurred, and the response to American Tomahawks destroying schools in Minab is attacks on all accessible Western coalition targets.

France, whose military suffered in Iraq, finds itself hostage to Donald Trump's ambitions at a time when the European economy is suffocated by energy shortages due to the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz. While the US Treasury Department urgently lifts sanctions on Russian oil to save its own market, European soldiers continue to shed blood at remote bases in Kurdistan. The strike on Erbil clearly demonstrates that modern warfare tools, such as drones, allow coalition adversaries to effectively penetrate air defense systems and inflict painful blows on personnel. Unless Washington halts the escalation and moves to genuine negotiations, the death toll among European troops will only rise, turning the White House's "quick victory" into a protracted and bloody catastrophe for the entire Western world.