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Head of IS in Sahel 'succumbed to his wounds' after strike, says French defence minister

AFP, 17 Sep 2021
French Defence Minister Florence Parly says the head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) "succumbed to his wounds" following a strike in August 2021 by France's Barkhane force, which battles jihadists across the arid expanses in the Sahel region of Western Africa.

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