10 things you need to know today: March 3, 2013

The Algerian hostage crisis mastermind is killed, Romney laments not being president, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion

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1. CHADIAN ARMY CLAIMS TROOPS KILL MASTERMIND OF ALGERIAN ATTACK

The head of Chad's military, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Zakaria Ngobongue, announced on state television that Chadian troops in northern Mali killed Moktar Belmoktar, the terrorist responsible for the January attack on a natural gas plant in Algeria that resulted in a hostage crisis and death of dozens of foreigners. The French military, which is leading the offensive in northern Mali, has not confirmed the information, but the news comes a day after Chad's president said their troops killed Abou Zeid, the other main al Qaeda commander in the region. Belmoktar's assassination has been called a "significant blow" to al Qaeda. [TIME]

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Terri is a freelance writer at TheWeek.com. She's a graduate of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism and has worked at TIME and Brides. You can follow her on Twitter.