Syria Kurds announce capture of prominent French Islamist militant

Qamishli: Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria on Thursday announced the capture of French Islamist militant Adrien Guihal, known as the voice that claimed 2016 attacks in France for Daesh.

“The SDF’s intelligence services conducted an operation on May 19 that led to the capture of a group of Daesh militants led by Adrien Guihal, known as Abu Osama Al Faransi,” the Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement.