Abou Zeid killed: Abdelhamid Abou Zeid speaks in an unknown location in this still image taken from a undated file video footage obtained from Sahara Media on March 1, 2013. Sahara Media via Reuters
Abou Zeid Killed? Local Malians Say It Happened, But French Not So Sure -- Christian Science Monitor
Abou Zeid killed: Sources in Mali that Al Qaeda commander Abdelhamid Abou Zeid was killed four days ago as French and Malian forces continued their pursuit of Islamist militants in the northern part of the country.
One of al Qaeda's most feared commanders in Africa has been killed by French air strikes in north Mali, sources close to Islamist militants and tribal elders said on Friday, but France said it could not confirm this.
The local sources said Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, blamed for kidnapping at least 20 Western hostages in the Sahara desert in recent years, was among 40 militants killed four days ago in the foothills of the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains.
About 1,200 French troops and 800 Chadian soldiers are hunting down pockets of al Qaeda-linked insurgents in the border region with Algeria after a seven-week French-led ground-and-air operation broke Islamist domination of northern Mali.
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More News On Reports That Al Qaeda's North African Chief Was Killed In Mali
Chad says al Qaeda commander killed in Mali, France cautious -- Reuters
Saharan al Qaeda Commander Reported Killed -- Wall Street Journal
Prominent al Qaeda figure in Mali killed by French, Chadian forces -- CNN
Chad Says Forces Killed Top Al-Qaida Commander -- Voice of America
Al-Qaeda's Abou Zeid killed in Mali - Chad's Deby -- BBC
Mali - North African al-Qaeda chief killed? -- Deutsche Welle
Al Qaeda's Abou Zeid 'killed by Chadian troops' -- France 24
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