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French special forces kill al-Qaeda commander in Mali

The French army said Mohamed Ali Ag Wadossene, an operations chief for al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, died in a firefight in northern Mali.

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France's army confirmed on Tuesday that its special forces had killed a prominent commander with al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the group's north African branch, during a weekend operation in the northern Mali region of Kidal, reports Reuters.

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