Seven militants were killed in a military operation in eastern Algeria on Saturday, according to the country’s Defense Ministry.
A ministry statement said a cache of weapons, ammunitions, and communication devices was seized during the operation in the Wadi El-Dawwar forest in the Skikda state.
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— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) February 19, 2022
No information was provided about the identity of the slain militants or their affiliations.
However, groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and Daesh/ISIS terrorist movements operate on a limited scale in Algeria.
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