In Video, French Al-Qaeda In The Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) Operative Says To French, U.S. Presidents And U.N.: Intervention In Northern Mali Will Face Resistance Similar To That In Afghanistan And Palestine

On October 8, 2012, the Mauritanian news website Sahara Media released a video message by 'Abd Al-Jalil Al-Faransi, an Al-Qaeda In The Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)operative "of French origin" who warns France and the U.S. against military intervention in northern Mali.