Chadian Troops 'Kill' Militant Leader in Mali
- Author:
- AlJazeera English
- Publisher:
- AlJazeera English
- Publication Date:
- 2 March 2013
- Tags:
- Chad, Arms and Military Affairs, Mali, Governance, International Terrorism
Chadian soldiers in Mali have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the al-Qaeda commander behind a bloody mass hostage-taking at an Algerian gas plant earlier this year, Chad's military has said. Al Jazeera's May Welsh reports from N'Djamena, the capital of Chad.
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