France President Emmanuel Macron has said that the head of the Islamic State group in the Sahara has been killed by French troops.
Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi formed Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) in 2015.
The group is blamed for most attacks in the region, including the targeted killing of French aid workers in 2020.
Macron called Sahrawi’s death another major success in the fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel.
Macron did not disclose the location or any details of the operation.
