PARIS (Reuters) - The head of France's special forces said on Thursday his units were directly involved in street battles in Mosul's Old City but denied they were specifically targeting French-born jihadis fighting for Islamic State.
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that French citizens had been killed by Iraqi artillery and ground troops using location coordinates and other intelligence supplied by French special forces during the battle to drive the extremist group from the Iraqi city of Mosul.
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