PARIS: French troops deployed in Mali have captured a senior figure in the branch of the Daesh group in the Sahel region of Africa, the military said Wednesday.
“In the night of 11-12 June, an operation of the (French) Barkhane force allowed the capture of Oumeya Ould Albakaye, a senior figure in [Daesh] in the Greater Sahara (IS-GS),” a spokesman for the chief of staff told AFP.
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France captures senior Daesh figure in Mali: military
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France captures senior Daesh figure in Mali: military
- French troops deployed in Mali have captured a senior figure in the branch of the Daesh group in the Sahel region of Africa
Trump says China’s Xi to visit US ‘toward the end of the year’
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said he will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House late this year.
“He’s coming to the White House, yeah — toward the end of the year,” Trump said in an interview recorded Wednesday with NBC and aired Sunday, adding: “These are the two most powerful countries in the world and we have a very good relationship.”
“He’s coming to the White House, yeah — toward the end of the year,” Trump said in an interview recorded Wednesday with NBC and aired Sunday, adding: “These are the two most powerful countries in the world and we have a very good relationship.”
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