The Algerian military has killed the leader of an Algerian terror group that beheaded French hiker Herve Gourdel earlier this year , the state-run Algeria Press Service reported Tuesday . Gouri Abdelmalek led Jund al Khilafa , which killed French hiker Abdelmalek in September . Jund al Khilafa , an French group that splintered from al Qaeda , linked to al Qaeda . Algerian military says it killed Gouri Abdelmalek and two other people in city of Isser on September .
Gouri Abdelmalek led Jund al Khilafa , which killed French hiker Abdelmalek in September . Jund al Khilafa , an French group that splintered from al Qaeda , linked to al Qaeda . Algerian military says it killed Gouri Abdelmalek and two other people in city of Isser on September .