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Algerian forces kill 22 Daesh-affiliated militants
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 21 - 05 - 2015

ALGIERS — Algerian troops ambushed and killed at least 22 militants allied to Daesh (the so-called IS) group as they held a meeting east of the capital on Tuesday in one of country's largest military operations in recent years, the defense ministry and a security source said.
Fighters allied with both Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Daesh operate in Algeria, mostly in mountainous northern areas, but militant attacks have been rare since a 1990s war with insurgents.
The state news agency APS, quoting a ministry statement, said the operation took place east of Algiers near Bouira, which was part of a region long a stronghold for militants during the war that left 200,000 people dead.
"This is a major counter-terrorism operation, the largest in terms of militants killed in years," a security source told Reuters. "They were holding at meeting at the time."
The army was still pursuing other members of the group, but the APS statement did not give further details or mention the affiliation of the fighters involved.
But security sources said the strike was against members of the Caliphate Soldiers, an Al-Qaeda splinter faction that had declared allegiance with Daesh militants who have taken over large swaths of Iraq and Syria.
Last September, the Caliphate Soldiers kidnapped and killed a French tourist in the mountains east of Algiers. Since then, security forces have carried out increased security operations in the region. — Agencies


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