The Chief of Staff in the Sahel of the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (EIGS), Adamou Diallo a.k.a Oussama Diallo, was killed on Sunday during violent clashes between the army and armed movements in Ménaka (northeastern Mali).
The Council member transitional national (CNT) of Mali and Secretary General of the Movement for Salvation of Azawad (MSA) Moussa AG Acharatoumane announced this in a statement on his social media handle X, formerly Twitter.
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According to the post, the terrorist was killed yesterday (Sunday) at the gates of Ménaka, in an area where he and his men have committed the worst atrocities since the beginning of the security crisis in the Sahel,” confirmed an MSA official in Bamako who requested anonymity.
Notorious Nigerian terrorist, Amadou Diallo is the author of several attacks in Mali and Niger, including the Tongo Tongo siege in Niger on October 4, 2017 where four American soldiers and five Nigerian soldiers were killed, as well as the deadly attack on the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) in Indelimanane.