Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

French special forces and Mauritanian troops killed seven al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb fighters during a raid on a terrorist camp in northern Mali. There is no word on the status of Michel Germaneau, a Frenchman held hostage by AQIM.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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