Hollande visits French troops in Iraq

baghdad - The reconstruction of Iraq can make an important contribution to preventing attacks in the West. That said, French President Francois Hollande on a visit to French troops stationed in the conflict-torn country.

' Every contribution to the reconstruction of Iraq is a further step towards prevention of Daesh attacks on our territory, '' said Hollande, who used the Arabic term for Islamic State. He told hoped the French soldiers on ' a year of victories over terrorism. ''

The socialist president in recent years been faced with several terrorist attacks in France. Hollande travels according to officials from the Kurdish city of Erbil, where France will deliver tens of tons of humanitarian supplies.