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Report: Al-Qaeda reports death of commander in Mali
 [AlAhram] A group that monitors online Lion of Islam activity says Al-Qaeda's North Africa branch has reported the death of a commander in Mali.The SITE Intelligence Group on Sunday quoted a statement from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb saying Abu Bakr al-Shinqiti was killed during a raid on a Malian army barracks near the border with Burkina Faso ...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other... . SITE said he was Tunisian. The statement did not specify the date or location of the raid, nor did it report any Malian casualties. On July 10, an official in Mali's Koro region near the Burkina Faso border said unidentified gunnies had killed two Malian soldiers in a raid on a military checkpoint. Northern Mali was occupied in 2012 by Al-Qaeda and other jihadist groups before a French-led military operation drove them from cities and towns. Posted by: trailing wife 2016-07-18 |
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