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France says it has killed senior al-Qaeda North Africa operative in Mali

France says it has killed senior al-Qaeda North Africa operative in Mali

FRENCH forces have killed Bah ag Moussa, a military leader of al Qaeda's North Africa wing, during an operation in northeastern Mali, Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly has announced. The former Malian army colonel, also known as Bamoussa Diarra, was a right-hand man of Iyad Ag Ghali, the leader of Mali's most prominent jihadi group, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), which has repeatedly attacked soldiers and civilians in Mali and neighbouring Burkina Faso. "A historic figure of the jihadist movement in the Sahel, Bah ag Moussa is considered responsible for several attacks against Malian and international forces", Parly said in…
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Sudan rejects linking removal from U.S. terrorism list with Israel ties

Sudan rejects linking removal from U.S. terrorism list with Israel ties

SUDAN does not want to link its removal from a U.S. terrorism list that is hindering access to foreign funding for the country's economy with normalisation of relations with Israel, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has said. Sources said this week that U.S. officials indicated in talks with a Sudanese delegation they wanted Khartoum to follow the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain and open ties with Israel. Sudan's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism dates back to its toppled ruler Omar al-Bashir, and makes it difficult for its new transitional government to access urgently needed debt relief and foreign financing.…
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