The French Barkhane force arrested in Mali a man it presents as a "
cadre of the Islamic State group in the great Sahara
" (EIGS), the French army staff said on Wednesday (June 16th).
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Dadi Ould Chouaïb, alias Abou Dardar, "
one of the EIGS executives
", is "
also suspected of having mutilated three men on May 2 during the weekly market in Tin Hama
" (North), added the staff, specifying that he had surrendered without resistance and that he carried "
an automatic weapon, a night vision telescope, a combat vest, a telephone and a radio
".
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