The source specified that “two dangerous terrorists were killed during an ambush set up in the woods of the locality of Laaouana, in Jijel province, 380 km eastern Algiers.”Two Kalashnikov machine guns and 4 loaded magazines were also retrieved during this ongoing operation. Elsewhere, army counterterrorism troops arrested “a dangerous terrorist,” in another operation conducted in the province of Batna, 370 km southern east Algiers. The militant was carrying a Kalashnikov machine gun, three loaded magazines and a grenade. This terrorist is nicknamed Abu al-Khatab, as he joined terrorist fiefs in 1998, specified the source. Located in a region plagued by unprecedented security and political instability, Algeria faces ongoing terrorist threats.

Source: Libya Today October 22, 2017 17:48 UTC