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2020-06-19 Africa North

AQIM officially confirms by video the death of its leader Abdelmalek Droukdel by airstrike in Mali

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Posted by Fred 2020-06-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in North Africa

#1 A French action caused the death of Abdelmalek Droukdel. As head of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the Algerian was in charge of all affiliates in north Africa and also commanded al-Qaeda's Sahel affiliate, Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM).
In addition the French announced that the Islamic State group commander Mohamed Mrabat, a veteran jihadist holding a senior role in the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), was caught on 19 May.

Posted by b 2020-06-19 09:08|| 2020-06-19 09:08|| Front Page Top

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