Sources : A call was made after the al Qaeda attack to a senior figure in AQIM . Across North Africa and as far east as Syria , counterterrorism agencies are seeing a fluid movement of fighters , weapons and expertise among jihadist groups . A source says the call was made to Belmoktar , leader of an Belmoktar faction . CIA officials told CNN they had no comment on whether any call had been intercepted . French officials say Belmoktar is now dead , but a Chadian official says there is no proof .
Sources : A call was made after the al Qaeda attack to a senior figure in AQIM . A source says the call was made to Belmoktar , leader of an Belmoktar faction . CIA officials told CNN they had no comment on whether any call had been intercepted . French officials say Belmoktar is now dead , but a Chadian official says there is no proof .