“On June 3, the French armed forces, with the support of partners, neutralized the emir of al-Qaeda in the countries of the Islamic Maghreb Abdelmalek Drukdal and many of his associates during the operation in the north of Mali,” Parley wrote on her Twitter.
She noted that Drukdahl was a member of the Al Qaeda Steering Committee and led militant groups in northern Africa.
Parley stressed that France will continue to fight terrorists in the Sahel region.
In February, during the US special operation in Yemen, the founder and leader of Al Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula * Kassim Al-Raimi was killed.
* “Al-Qaeda” - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.