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The Algerian Army killed seven jihadists and lost three soldiers during a military operation in the east of the country.
A statement issued by the country’s defence ministry on Friday said that “as part of the fight against terrorism”, army detachments launched operations on Thursday night in Tebessa province, near the Tunisian border.
The defence ministry added that the army killed “seven terrorists”, including two jihadist leaders, Youcef Salah and Haddad Bilal, and seized guns as well as ammunition, adding that the ministry said three soldiers were killed in the clash.
AFP reported that early last month, the ministry said the army had killed four “terrorists” during an operation in a mountainous region of the northwest.
The army regularly announces the arrests or deaths of “terrorists”, the authorities’ term for armed Islamists still active since the North African country’s 1992-2002 civil war.
Armed groups continue to mount sporadic attacks despite a 2005 Charter for Peace and Reconciliation aimed at curbing the violence that has threatened the country’s security and peace.
