“Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui, leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara terrorist group, was neutralized by French troops,” Macron wrote on Twitter.

According to him, this is another major success in the fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel. 

Earlier it was reported that a court in Paris has begun considering the case of the November 2015 terrorist attacks, which killed 130 people.

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