2 militants killed by Algerian counterterrorism troops

Algerian counterterrorism troops killed on Sunday night two armed militants in the province of Medea, 145 km southwest of Algiers, the Defense Ministry said Monday.

The two militants were killed in an ambush set up in the woods of Boghar, as the troops retrieved a Kalashnikov machine gun, a quantity of ammunition, a grenade, binoculars and six mobile phones, according to the source.

Last June, the Algerian army has killed twelve militants during a military operation that lasted more than a week in the dense forests of this same province.

Algerian army forces have been very active in the last five months, as they have managed to kill nearly 100 armed militants in different operations nationwide. Endit