French forces in Mali kill extremist leader
By DW
06 November 2019 |
7:18 am
France's Defense Ministry has confirmed the death of a leader of the West African Islamic extremist group JNIM. The group is one of many militant groups with links to "Islamic State" and al-Qaeda.
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