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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
France kills 2 key jihadist leaders in Mali
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFrench special forces have killed two key jihadist leaders in Mali, one of whom has been linked to the kidnapping and execution of foreigners, the defense ministry says.
Four jihadists were killed in the operation in northern Mali, including Ibrahim Ag Inawalen and Amada Ag Hama, known as “Abdelkrim the Tuareg,” “two of the main leaders” of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Ansar Dine, a ministry statement said.
Abdelkrim the Tuareg was believed to have masterminded the kidnapping of two French journalists who were murdered in Mali in 2013.
— AFP
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