French troops kill Islamic State president, President Macron says

- The organization emerged when Abu Walid and his followers split from the al-Qaeda group and had a 5 million reward for information leading to the capture of Abu Walid.

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The French army has killed Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group in the Great Sahara. President Emanuel Macron tweeted about this.

He wrote in a tweet that the president of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara had been deactivated by the French army. "This is a major breakthrough in our fight against terrorist groups at Sahel," he added.

5 million prize

Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi was the leader of ISIS in the Greater Sahara. It is also known as ISIS GS. The group emerged when Abu Walid and his followers split from al-Qaeda. Abu Walid had a 5 million reward.

Abu Walid first received command of his group ISIS in May 2015, and ISIS GS has claimed responsibility for a number of attacks led by Abu Walid. The attack also included an October 4, 2017 attack on a joint U.S.-Nigerian patrol in areas of Tongo, Niger, near the Malian border. As a result, 4 US soldiers and 4 Nigerian soldiers were killed.

The U.S. Department of State has specifically declared Abu Walid a global terrorist, and ISIS GS has been declared a terrorist organization under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.