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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.
French military forces in Mali have killed Ali Maychou, the head of a West African Islamic extremist group, France's defense ministry said on Tuesday.
French Defense Minister Florence Parly said via Twitter that Maychou, the No. 2 in command of the of Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) extremist group, was killed on October 9.
"Ali Maychou, a religious leader, recruiter and mastermind of several attacks, incited hate," Parly wrote.
Maychou was a former radical Imam who was added to international sanctions list by the United Nations for his links to the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) militant group and al-Qaeda.
https://www.dw.com/en/french-forces-in-mali-kill-extremist-leader/a-51127586
French military forces in Mali have killed Ali Maychou, the head of a West African Islamic extremist group, France's defense ministry said on Tuesday.
French Defense Minister Florence Parly said via Twitter that Maychou, the No. 2 in command of the of Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) extremist group, was killed on October 9.
"Ali Maychou, a religious leader, recruiter and mastermind of several attacks, incited hate," Parly wrote.
Maychou was a former radical Imam who was added to international sanctions list by the United Nations for his links to the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) militant group and al-Qaeda.
https://www.dw.com/en/french-forces-in-mali-kill-extremist-leader/a-51127586