France declares war against al-Qaida
PARIS — France has declared war on al-Qaida, and matched its fighting words with a first attack on a base camp of the terror network@@@s North African branch, after terrorists killed a French aid worker taken hostage in April.The declaration and attack marked a shift in strategy for France, usually discrete about its behind-the-scenes battle against terrorism."We are at war with al-Qaida," Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Tuesday, a day after President Nicolas Sarkozy announced the death of 78-year-old hostage Michel Germaneau.ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM
