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Al-Qaeda commander Abou Zeid killed by French forces in Mali mountains
Daily Mail ^ | 2nd March 2013 | Sara Malm

Posted on 03/02/2013 1:27:55 PM PST by the scotsman

'A prominent Al-Qaeda leader has been killed by French and Chadian troops in northern Mali, the President of Chad confirmed yesterday.

Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, senior commander in Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), was killed among 40 other Islamist fighters three days ago in the foothills of the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains.

A U.S. official said the reports of Abou Zeid's death appear credible and that Washington would view his death as a serious blow to Al-Qaeda's north Africa wing.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abouzeid; france; mali; waronterror

1 posted on 03/02/2013 1:28:00 PM PST by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman

Also Mokhtar Belmokhta was reported killed today:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2992885/posts


2 posted on 03/02/2013 1:33:45 PM PST by Chad_the_Impaler
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To: the scotsman

Funny how even the FRENCH don’t have the insane ROE that the Americans have in Afghanistan...


3 posted on 03/02/2013 1:39:21 PM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: the scotsman

French Fried Bananas


4 posted on 03/02/2013 1:56:33 PM PST by bunkerhill7 ("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Marchione.)
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To: 2banana

Via La France! Doing the work America doesn’t have the balls for. I never thought I would see this day. I am glad my father is dead so as to not see how the USA has stumbled. The French! Who would have thunk it. Bless em! let they continue their war on the foes of civilization until the threat is gone.


5 posted on 03/02/2013 8:20:10 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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