French forces have killed the leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, French President Emmanuel Macron said
French minister for the armed forces, Florence Parly, tweeted Thursday that military and intelligence agents had contributed to a"long-term hunt" for the
leader, which she described as a"decisive blow" for the group."This is another major success in our fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel," President Macron tweeted. was established in 2015 after al Sahraoui, broke from the al Qaeda associated al-Murabitun group -- another splinter group based in Africa. In 2017, al Sahraoui claimed responsibility for the ambush of United States forces in Niger that killed four American soldiers. Read MoreThe US State Department designated
as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2018, and announced in 2019 a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of al Sahraoui.He was responsible for"cowardly and particularly deadly" attacks targeting civilians and security forces in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, according to a statement from a French presidential spokesperson.
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