President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday took to Twitter to announce that his forces “neutralized” Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the head of the Islamic State of the Greater Sahara.
“This is another major success in our fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel,” he said.
There were few details about the military action.
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The New York Times reported that al-Sahraoui claimed responsibility on behalf of the group for the ambush attack in the Tong Tongo region of Niger.
A twelve-member army special forces unit accompanied 30 Nigerian soldiers on a mission to capture or kill a high-level terrorist leader in West Africa when they were outnumbered and attacked by more than 100 extremists carrying weapons. light.
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The Times noted that the four Americans killed included two green berets. Five Nigerian soldiers were also killed.
The Associated Press contributed to this report