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Mokhtar Belmokhtar was hit by a French raid on November 15, but his death was never confirmed.

Now local sources have confirmed that the one-eyed killer was buried on November 25.

It means the end of a 25-year terror career in which he led multiple atrocities.

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During that time, Belmokhtar rose to the rank of commander of Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb (AQIM).

His ability to dodge death earned him the nickname the Uncatchable, but his luck has now run out.

According to the Al-Araby media outlet, the 44-year-old sustained fatal wounds in the airstrike on Sabha, Libya.

He was reportedly buying weapons with the ransom paid for a Canadian and two Italians who were kidnapped last September.

He survived long enough to be transported to Ubari, roughly 200km away, at some point between November 20 and 24.

But the mortally wounded jihadi soon died and was buried outside the oasis town, his wife Fatima confirmed.

Born in Algeria in 1972, Belmokhtar had survived numerous assassination attempts by Western forces.

Several reports announcing his death in the past have subsequently turned out to be untrue.

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His terror career started when he travelled to Afghanistan in 1991 to fight the pro-Soviet government.

He later started his own group, the Al-Mulathameen (Masked) Brigade, also known as Those Who Sign With Blood.

The brigade took more than 800 people hostage when they raided the Tigantourine gas facility near In-Amenas, Algeria.

The attack in January 2013 ended when the army stormed the facility, killing 29 jihadis, but not before 39 hostages were executed.