French soldiers of the 126th Infantry Regiment and Malian soldiers, March 17, 2016.
A senior commander of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) responsible for the abduction and murder of two French journalists in 2013 has been eliminated by French troops during an operation in Mali, Florence Parly, France’s Defense Minister, announced on June 11.
In a statement, Parly said that the commander, Baye Ag Bakabo, was killed along with three other terrorists on June 5 when troops from Operation Barkhane, the codename of French military intervention in the Sahel region of West Africa, foiled an attack on UN forces in northern Mali.
Bakabo was the mastermind behind the abduction of Radio France Internationale journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, aged 57 and 55 respectively, on November 2 2013. The journalists were executed by AQMI terrorists on the same day. Their bodies were found near Kidal in northeastern Mali.
“His [Bakabo] neutralization puts an end to a long wait,” Parly said in a statement, sending her “thoughts to the families and loved ones” of the two journalists.
Earlier this week, President Emmanuel Macron said that Operation Barkhane would come to an end with French troops operating as part of broader international efforts in the Sahel region.
The French decision came days following a coup d’état by Malian army Colonel Assimi Goita, who took power after overthrowing the second president in nine months. Paris responded by suspending joint military operations and national advisory missions with the Malian military
More than 5,000 troops took part in the large-scale operation which was launched on the 1st of August 2014. A total of 41 French service members were killed. Yet, the security situation in the Sahel region didn’t improved much.
Good riddence
Allah prefare dead building construters. The Muslim heaven has to have an extra store and concrite wall to seperate all the muslims killing each other there too.
Allah has a sense of humor sending the Assads to Rome, because the Pope will give them the last oil.
You never know as you end just like ISIL in hell buddy. “all the muslims killing each other there too.” Do really say that, you know I can fuk hard (Also not fuking you ugly as$ about what you said, also yes I have to make myself clear you seem too stupid kid). “Allah has a sense of humor” comparing your sense of humor to other/thing huh…it is funny to a moronic child alike of you yes.
A clown like you Please note people like Jens Holms are UNHAPPY WITHIN THEMSELVES AND NEED MAKE BELIVE ENEMIES TO RELEASE THEIR FRUSTRATIONS AND ANGER WHICH IN REALITY IS HE CANNOT DO IT THE SYSTEM HE LIVING IN
Stop it with the cap BS.
Jens Holm INTERESTING YOU BUY WESTERN VERSION OF THE EVENTS REALITY IS THESE TERROR GROUPS ARE CREATED BY zio Christian west THEMSELVES WHO TRAIN THEM AND BACK THEM MOST ARE MERCENARIES WHO WEAR MUSLIM ATTIRE ,PRETEND TO BE MUSLIMS AND ARE KILLED WHEN THEIR USE IS OVER THIS ENABLES zio Christian west TO LOOT THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF A NATION UNDER PRETEXT OF FIGHTING WAR ON TERROR