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Victories are linked against the jihadists. Friday evening, the Minister of the Armies Florence Parly announced on Twitter the "neutralization" of the leader of Aqmi, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. An operation carried out by the French army and the Barkhane force on June 3, thanks to meticulous intelligence work over several weeks. But it is not the only success of the French in the Sahel. According to information from Europe 1 a few days earlier, on the night of 18 to 19 May, it was a figure from the Islamic State who was captured "flexibly".
He legitimized assassinations in the name of religion
Calling himself Abu Aisha, the man was responsible for recruiting young Islamists and training them to carry out suicide bombings and attacks. But he was also and above all the religious referent of the Islamic State in the great Sahara. An essential role in terrorist groups, since it was he who legitimized assassinations in the name of religion. It is also interesting to note that this veteran of jihad, who sent so many people to death, surrendered without fighting, which allowed him to be interrogated.
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The successes are linked
If it is undoubtedly a capital success in the fight against terrorism, the elimination of the head of Aqmi, Abdelmalek Droukdal, is therefore the tip of the iceberg. Since Emmanuel Macron's decision to strengthen Operation Barkhane last January at the Pau summit, military successes have been linked in Mali and throughout the Sahel. To the point that the weather turns to a storm for the jihadists who deplore a hundred deaths per month in their ranks. Strong pressure which should eventually allow African forces to reclaim the terrain.