Abdelmalek Droukdel led the extremist organization’s affiliates across North Africa and the Sahel.
French troops have killed a prominent al-Qaeda leader during a joint-operation with West African partners in northern Mali, France’s top defense official announced Friday.
“I congratulate and thank all those who have enabled and carried out these daring operations, which severely strike these terrorist groups,” tweeted Florence Parly, France’s minister for the armed forces.The U.S. military provided intelligence for the mission, said Col. Christopher Karns, a U.S. Africa Command spokesman.
Thousands of protesters filled the streets of the capital, Bamako, on Friday, calling for the resignation of the president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.Some had taken issue with Mali’s close relationship with France, which once colonized the nation, asserting the European ally has caused more harm than good in the fight against extremists.France has 5,200 troops in West Africa, the most of any foreign partner and has worked militarily with Mali since the insurgency took root nearly a decade ago.
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