The Algerian army killed six Islamist militants during an operation near the Chouicha forest outside Algiers.
|||Algiers - The army says it has killed six Islamist militants in an operation east of the capital Algiers.
An official said army units encircled the Chouicha forest on Monday near the town of Boumerdes, about 60km east of the capital, and killed Adel Bourai, a top official in a local group.
Five more members of the Akram Brigade were also killed on Tuesday in a gun battle deep in the forest as part of the military's mopping-up operation in the area.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the press.
For two decades, Algeria has been battling an Islamist insurgency, now allied to al-Qaeda, that continues to conduct attacks.
Boumerdes and the nearby Berber enclave of Tizi Ouzou have turned into strongholds for al-Qaeda in the region. - Sapa-AP
Source: http://www.iol.co.za/six-militants-killed-in-algeria-1.1145915
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