[Maghrebia] The Mauritanian army is continuing its operation against a desert camp in Mali belonging to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, local and international press quoted a Mauritanian military official as saying on Saturday (July 24th). "Combing and tracking operations are continuing against the al-Qaeda terrorist camps and we have been able to seize a new arsenal of weapons, explosives and ammunition," Al Jazeera quoted the source as saying.
Also on Saturday, the French Defence Ministry confirmed that between 20-30 French intelligence agents and special forces took part in the attack. No clues about the fate of French hostage Michel Germaneau have yet been uncovered in the raid, during which several "armed terrorists" have been killed or wounded, according to an official Mauritanian source quoted by RFI. |