French forces kill jihadist commander in Mali
Considerably more about this story from yesterday. AlAhram] La Belle France announced Friday that its anti-jihadist force in Mali had killed the military commander of an al-Qaeda-aligned group linked to attacks in the region, as well as around 30 Lions of Islam in a separate operation.
The killing of Ba Ag Moussa is a major boost for the thousands-strong French Barkhane force stationed in the Sahel region
... North Africa's answer to the Pak tribal areas...
of Africa for over half a decade in a grinding fight against multiple jihadist groups who are often also fighting each other.
Posted by: trailing wife 2020-11-15 |