French military forces deployed in Mali killed a senior al Qaeda commander in Africa, French government officials said
, ending a decadeslong manhunt for an Islamic militant that Paris and other capitals blamed for scores of terrorist attacks and kidnappings.
Abdelmalek Droukdel, an Algerian national who led a radical Islamic group allied with al Qaeda, was killed by French special forces on Wednesday during an operation conducted in northern Mali with assistance from foreign nations, French Defense Minister Florence Parly...
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