“France: al-Qaeda commander killed in Mali”
“One of the terror network al-Qaeda supreme command in the african Sahel region has been killed in Mali, said French defense minister Florence Parly.”
“Algeriern Yahya Abou El Hamame suspected to have been behind a number of high profile kidnappings in the region. According to a statement from the French ministry of defense, he was the brains and the sponsor behind numerous attacks.”
“El Hamame was killed on Thursday, when French soldiers and fighter jets attacked a convoy in which he travelled with to the north of Timbuktu. Several people were killed in the attack, according to the French data.”
“France announces the attack shortly before it to a group of ministers to visit the country’s about 4 500 soldiers in Mali.”
