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French Forces Kill 2 Terrorist Leaders

May 21 2015

Mali

The French Defense Ministry says its special operations troops have killed four militants in Mali, reports France 24.

The operation occurred on Sunday night in the north of the country, the Ministry said on Wednesday.

Two were suspected leaders of a regional Al-Qaida branch and a local terrorist group.

The dead included Amada Hama, who was suspected of kidnapping and murdering two French journalists in 2013. He has been a commander of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb...

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