France took down an Al-Qaeda leader. “The United States says there is no doubt that the long-time leader of a key al-Qaida terror group affiliate in North Africa is dead. Officials with U.S. Africa Command Saturday confirmed the death of Abdelmalek Droukdel, the emir of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), citing an independent assessment of a June 3 operation led by France.”
Inside the operation: