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Africa North
Malian Army announced that a commander and his bodyguards from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) were killed in the northern Ménaka region
2025-06-30
[PUBLISH.TWITTER] ULULULULULULULU!!!!!

Parachuted in a Syrian CEO? And former Al Qaeda muckety-muck who was jailed in 2005 for leading al Qaeda in Spain? I’m impressed.
Update from DeepNewz at 2:20 p.m. EDT courtesy of Besoeker:
Mali’s armed forces, backed by Russia’s Africa Corps and the Tuareg-led Movement for the Salvation of Azawad, have killed Islamic State Sahel Province commander Abu Dahdah and six of his fighters during an operation in Chamane, about 38 kilometres north of Ménaka. Military statements said the raid took place on 28 June after intelligence indicated the militants planned to address local residents.

Abu Dahdah, a Moroccan national
…not the Syrian gent of the same name?
also identified as Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, was described as the group’s explosives expert and deputy to senior ISSP leader Abu Algabas. Local sources link him to a recent high-profile assault in Bani Bangou across the Niger border. He previously served prison time in Spain for his alleged role in al-Qaeda’s 9/11 plot, according to Africa Corps accounts.
So the same gentleman, just a different birthplace. Got it.
In a separate development the same day, the Malian military reported that Boubacar Ibrahim—widely known as Oubel—and ten of his fighters surrendered with their weapons in Lellehoye, Ansongo circle. The back-to-back blow underscores growing pressure on Islamic State affiliates operating in Mali’s northeast.

Related:
Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas 04/29/2008 Funding charges for Spain's al Qaeda chief
Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas 12/20/2007 UK: Freed Guantanamo man arrested at Spain's request
Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas 04/26/2007 Moroccan wins case against extradition


Related:
Menaka: 2024-05-21 Black flags over the Dark Continent. Who is the Russian Afrika Korps fighting with?
Menaka: 2023-01-18 UN: Al-Qaeda and ISIS terrorist groups driving insecurity in Mali
Menaka: 2022-08-01 At least 16 killed in attacks in NE Mali
Related:
Salvation of Azawad: 2022-09-11 At Least 45 Persons Killed In Mali As ISIS Jihadists Attack Community
Salvation of Azawad: 2018-12-14 Several dozen killed near Mali's border with Niger
Salvation of Azawad: 2018-09-26 At least 12 dead in Mali attack near Nigeria
Related:
Abu Dahdah 12/20/2007 UK: Freed Guantanamo man arrested at Spain's request
Abu Dahdah 07/02/2007 Algerian security forces kill Ali Abu Dahdah
Abu Dahdah 06/01/2006 Spain acquits Sept 11 suspect of conspiracy charge


Related:
Ansongo: 2023-11-21 Mali: Minusma hands over 9th base to authorities
Ansongo: 2023-10-29 MINUSMA pull out from northern Mali enters new phase amid intensifying fighting
Ansongo: 2021-03-22 ISIS Claims Responsibility for Killing 33 Malian Soldiers
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