why y whitten they continue to protest?t? they continue to protest? holdere is a bid to infighting in a war-ravaged country. , saudi arabia, wouldd see the government returned to the port city. it has drawn praise from the u.s. president who has called it a very good start. france has announced the death of a top jihadist leader. extremist-in-command group was killed october 9. the group was linked to al qaeda and has claimed responsibility for the biggest attacks since it's official launch two years ago, despite help from france, african neighbors and the u.n.,, the army has been struggling to in -- to contain the insurgency. leaderss one of the top and the mastermind behind several attacks in the region. he was killed by french troops in mali near timbuktu. the news was broken by the french minister. >> on october 9, france killed the gsim's second in command. he was a hatemonger. >> he was the second most wanted terrorist, included by the united states. encompapasses several muslim groups and has claimed some of the biggest attacks since it was fou