(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) ABIDJAN Ivory Coast Dhu-AlQa'dah 1 1436 Aug 16 2015 SPA -- A militant group that has claimed responsibility for recent violence in Mali has rebranded itself as al-Qaida's West Africa branch while reaffirming that it is led by the notorious extremist Moktar Belmoktar AP reported.
The SITE Intelligence Group a U.S. monitoring outfit said the latest statement from Belmoktar's Mourabitoune organization was distributed on Twitter this week.
-- SPA
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