The French military killed a senior al Qaeda terrorist in an operation in northern Mali Wednesday, according to France's Armed Forces minister
"On June 3, the French armed forces, with the support of their partners, neutralized the emir Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb , Abdelmalek Droukdal and several of his close collaborators, during an operation in northern Mali," Parly wrote on Twitter.AQIM is one of the oldest al Qaeda franchises and has a long history of operation in North Africa. Droukdal led the terror group for more than 15 years.
" Droukdal became leader of AQIM in 2004 and led the organization when it pledged formal allegiance to al Qaeda and its founder Osama bin Laden.
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