A battalion leader of the militant group Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa, Hicham Bilal, and many of his soldiers have defected from the Islamist extremist group and returned home to Niger, security sources in Mali and Niger confirmed, AFP reported Nov. 8.

Mali: Jihadist Leader Defects

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A battalion leader of the militant group Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa, Hicham Bilal, and many of his soldiers have defected from the Islamist extremist group and returned home to Niger, security sources in Mali and Niger confirmed, AFP reported Nov. 8. 

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