France’s Macron Pledges Support to Iraq Against Islamic State as U.S. Cuts Presence

BAGHDAD—French President Emmanuel Macron, on his very first formal stop by to Iraq, pledged support to the country’s new governing administration in its combat against Islamic Point out, amid considerations above the militant group’s resurgence as the U.S. cuts its troops there.

“We keep on being dedicated because the battle against terrorist Daesh proceeds,” Mr. Macron claimed Wednesday in a news convention with Iraqi Key Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, referring to Islamic Point out by another name. “But this should come about in the framework of agreements and protocols…