[AnNahar] La Belle France said on Tuesday its special forces in Mali killed an Al-Qaeda commander who had been released from prison in a swap for a French hostage.The army said Ali Ag Wadossene, one of the "operational leaders" of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), died on Sunday in the northeastern town of Kidal, while two other "terrorists" were captured.
The operation "has dealt another heavy blow to armed terrorist groups in the Sahel", the army said, adding that it had destabilized AQIM's chain of command in that part of the lawless, arid region.