Head of IS in Greater Sahara killed by French forces: MacronIn June this year, President Emmanuel Macron announced a reduction in France's anti-jihadist Barkhane force in the Sahel after more than eight years of military presencePARIS - The head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, has been killed by French forces, President Emmanuel Macron tweeted early Thursday. Islamic State in the Greater Sahara is blamed for most of the jihadist attacks in the Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso region. "This is another major success in our fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel," Macron said. On August 9, 2020, in Niger, the head of ISGS personally ordered the killing of six French aid workers and their Niger guides and drivers. The French military has killed several high-ranking members of ISGS under its strategy of targeting jihadist leaders.

Source: Bangkok Post September 16, 2021 00:56 UTC