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    French Forces have Killed ISIS Leader


    Emmanuel Macron

     

    President Emmanuel Macron of France has announced that French forces have killed the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group in the Sub-Sahara, Adna Abou Walid al Sahraoui.

    According to Mr Macron, “Adna Abou Walid al Sahraoui, leader or the Islamic State terrorist group in the Sahara, has been neutralized by French forces.”

    He noted that “this is another major success in our fight against the terrorist groups in the Sahel.”

    Mr Macron announced the killing in a tweet.

    The ‘later’ Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui reportedly led a militant group that claimed responsibility for an attack in 2017 that resulted in the  killing of four American soldiers. The four American soldiers were reportedly on patrol with Nigerien forces.

    Following the 2017 attack, Mr. Al-Sahraoui, believed to be a former member of Al Qaeda, in August 2020, a statement from Mr Macron’s office published by Reuters, revealed, personally ordered the killing of six French charity workers and their Nigerien driver.

     





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