Military sources said French special forces killed Haroun Said, a deputy of Ansar Dine head Iyad Ag Ghaly, during operations in north Mali last week in which a number of insurgents, including two child soldiers, were arrested. One report said he and two of his children were killed by an airstrike on his vehicle. Armed groups in northern Mali, including the MNLA, HCUA, CPA, and MAA, rejected the government’s latest reconciliation offer.
