French President Emmanuel Macron stated on social media that Adnan Abou Walid al Sahraoui, the commander of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS), had been killed by French soldiers.

Florence Parly, the French minister for the armed forces, tweeted on thursday that military and intelligence personnel had assisted in a "long-term hunt" for the ISIS-GS commander, which she called a "decisive blow" to the terrorist organisation. ISIS-GS was founded in 2015 when al Sahraoui split from the al Qaeda-affiliated al-Murabitun organisation, an African breakaway group.

Al Sahraoui claimed responsibility for the ambush of US forces in niger in 2017, which resulted in the deaths of four American soldiers. In 2018, the US State Department classified ISIS-GS as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and in 2019, a $5 million reward was announced for information leading to al Sahraoui's capture.

According to a statement from a French presidential spokeswoman, he was responsible for "cowardly and extremely lethal" strikes on civilians and security forces in niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Al Sahraoui "personally ordered" the execution of six French humanitarian workers, as well as their driver and guide, in august 2020, according to the statement.

In the Sahel, france has 5,100 troops stationed in five countries: Chad, Mali, niger, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso. The "backbone" of that force will be the French army, which would be supplemented by special forces from european and partner nations. Takuba Task Force, a european military task force led by france, will lead the forthcoming multinational operation.

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Kailas Ashwin Sathish

16/09/2021 01:40 PM