Radical Islamists in Mali on Monday vowed to strike back against France for launching days of airstrikes in the west African nation.
“France has attacked Islam. We will strike at the heart of France,” Abou Dardar, a leader of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, told AFP. The group threatened to strike back in France, Mali and elsewhere.
According to AFP, French airstrikes on Sunday killed 60 islamists in Gao, Mali. French airstrikes resumed Monday, Reuters reported.
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