Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui was the lead member of ISGS who are responsible for the Tongo Tongo ambush.
Al-Sahrawi threatened the Imghad and Idaksahak communities in June 2017 after accusing them of standing up for Niger and France. In 2019, the US offered 5 million dollars for his bounty of him.
According to reports, French forces assassinated Al-Sahrawi in the Sahel on August 17, 2021. Drones were used to assassinate the Dangerous Forest, which is near the northern Mali settlement of Indelimane and close to the Niger border.
