The man was seen as the chief absolute of the Jihad in north Africa and the Sahel, the emir of the emirs of Al-Qaeda in the islamic Maghreb (AQIM). The Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdel has finally found the death in the far reaches of northern Mali, killed in an operation in the French army. Announced Friday night by the minister for the Armed forces Florence Parly, the disappearance of this islamist is without a doubt a clear victory for the operation Barkhane.

see also – Abdemalek Droukdal, the leader of Al-Qaeda in the islamic Maghreb, killed by the French army