French forces have killed a top jihadist leader, Yahya Abou El Hamame, in an operation in Mali, Defence Minister Florence Parly said Friday. The Algerian, a commander in Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), was reputedly responsible for kidnapping a number of Westerners in North and West Africa.

France says kills top Al-Qaeda commander in Africa's Sahel region

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France says kills top Al-Qaeda commander in Africa's Sahel region