France announces the death of the head of the Islamic State in the Sahara

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The French president Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday, the death of the head of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara.
 
Macron tweeted "it’s another great success in our war against terrorist groups in the region." 

“The nation is thinking this evening of all its heroes who died for France in the Sahel in the Serval and Barkhane operations, of the bereaved families, of all of it’s wounded,” Macron tweeted. “Their sacrifice is not in vain.”
 
The main suspect in the 13 November attacks in Paris, Salah Abdeslam, during his trial, yesterday Wednesday, justified the attack of ISIS Members as a response to French intervention against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Abdeslam said:"When Francois Hollande (former French President) took a decision to attack ISIS, he knew that his decision would have risks and that the French would die, adding "We fought France and targeted the people and civilians, but it was not personal towards them."

The accused appeared in the court wearing black clothes and a black face mask, as he one of 20 men accused of involvement in the attacks against six restaurants, bars, a Bataclan concert hall and a sports stadium on 13 November 2015.

ISIS terrorist gangs claimed responsibility for the attacks, in which hundreds were also injured, and urged their followers to attack France.
When the court asked the defendant about his profession, Abd al-Salam, 31, replied, "I gave up my job to become a soldier in ISIS."