The authorities waited a few days to make the official announcement.
On June 11, in the "Malo-Nigerian Liptako", during a joint operation of the Barkhane Force and the Nigerien Armed Forces, a combat action made it possible to capture Dadi Ould Chouaïb, reported on Wednesday the French Army Staff.
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On June 11, in Malo-Nigerien Liptako, during a joint operation by Force Barkhane and the Niger Armed Forces, combat action captured Dadi Ould Chouaïb, better known as Abu Dardar, the 'one of the EIGS executives.
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- French Army - Military operations (@EtatMajorFR) June 16, 2021
The man, better known as Abu Dardar, is one of the cadres of the Islamic State in the greater Sahara, the EIGS.
He is in particular "suspected of having mutilated three men last May 2 during the weekly market of Tin Hama" (North), added the staff, specifying that he had surrendered without resistance and that he was wearing "An automatic weapon, a night vision telescope, a combat vest, a telephone and a radio".