About fifty jihadists affiliated with Al-Qaeda were killed Friday, October 30 during an operation carried out in Mali by the French army in the so-called "
three borders
" area, near Burkina Faso, the minister announced on Monday. des Armées, Florence Parly.
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On October 30 in Mali, the Barkhane force led an operation that neutralized more than 50 jihadists, also confiscating weapons and equipment,
" she said during a trip to Niger and Mali .