By Reuters Staff

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       PARIS (Reuters) - The French armed forces ministry said on Tuesday that its “Operation Barkhane” unit had killed Soumana Boura, a leading member of Islamic State in Niger.

       The French army said Boura had been killed by an air strike that took place on December 20.

       Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; editing by Jason Neely

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