{"id":12355,"date":"2021-09-16T12:53:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=12355"},"modified":"2021-09-16T12:53:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:53:23","slug":"macron-says-french-forces-killed-islamic-state-leader-in-sahara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2021\/12355\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron says French forces killed Islamic State leader in Sahara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paris(National Times): French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that French military forces had killed Islamic militant Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara.<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s another major success in our fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel,&#8221; Macron said in a tweet, without disclosing the location of the operation.<br \/>\nSahrawi was the historic leader of Islamic State in the Sahel region of West Africa and his group targeted U.S. soldiers in a deadly attack in 2017, Macron&#8217;s office said. 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