Al-Qaeda's top leader in Mali killed in fighting
- Published: 2 Mar 2013 at 02.49
- Online news: World
Al-Qaeda's top commander in Mali has been killed, Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno said, signalling a significant blow to the rebels in the seven-week French-led intervention against Islamist insurgents.
This image released on December 25, 2012 by Sahara Media is said to show Abdelhamid Abou Zeid in an undisclosed place. Al-Qaeda's top commander in Mali has been killed, Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno said, signalling a significant blow to the rebels in the seven-week French-led intervention against Islamist insurgents
Several newspapers in Abou Zeid's native Algeria had reported his death and Washington had described the reports as "very credible".
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