France 'Declares War on Al Qaeda'

Thus reports the Christian Science Monitor. Question: Aren’t they about nine years late?

“Prime Minister Francois Fillon said France is ‘at war with Al Qaeda’ after the announced killing of a French hostage by an Al Qaeda affiliate in Mali.

France will step up military and intelligence assistance to North African governments to ‘track down the terrorists and hand them over to the judiciary,’ Mr. Fillon said.”