French and Malian troops have rounded up about 50 suspected Islamist fighters on an island near north Mali's main town, Gao. French and Algerian experts are carrying out DNA tests on a corpse to confirm suspicions that local Al Qaida high-up Abou Zeid was killed in fighting in the Ifoghas mountains this week.
Mali: Dozens of Islamists Rounded Up in Mali, DNA Tests On Corpse of Possible AQIM Leader
Radio France Internationale, 1 March 2013
French and Malian troops have rounded up about 50 suspected Islamist fighters on an island near north Mali's main town, Gao. French and Algerian experts are carrying out DNA tests on a corpse to confirm suspicions that local Al Qaida high-up Abou Zeid was killed in fighting in the Ifoghas mountains this week.
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