France kills leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara

A wanted posted of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi (Rewards For Justice/AP)

The leader of so-called Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) died of wounds from a drone strike that hit him on a motorcycle last month in southern Mali, French authorities have said.

The French government did not disclose how they had identified him as Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, whose group has terrorised the region, and the claim could not immediately be independently verified.