French secret services destroy gang leader associated with al-Qaeda

According to the newspaper 20minutes, French special forces with the support of the forces of Mali and the United States eliminated the militant on the night of October 9.

Earlier, the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin, stated that the Russian side did not have the results of a genetic examination to confirm the liquidation of the leader of the “Islamic State” ** Abu Bakra al-Baghdadi.

October 27, the United States announced the destruction of al-Baghdadi during a special operation in Syria.

* “Al-Qaeda” - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.

** “Islamic State” (ISIS, ISIS) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.