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Barkahne soldier dies from friendly fire

(B2) A soldier from the 21st RIMA (marine infantry regiment) from Frejus, 1st class Baptiste Truffaux, died Thursday (August 27) as part of Operation Barkhane in Mali, announces the General Staff of the Armed Forces in a terse statement. He " participated in the protection of his unit when it was reached by an accidental shot fired by a French soldier ».

Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Chief editor of the B2 site. Graduated in European law from the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne and listener to the 65th session of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale. Journalist since 1989, founded B2 - Bruxelles2 in 2008. EU/NATO correspondent in Brussels for Sud-Ouest (previously West-France and France-Soir).

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