| 5,469,254 |
28.04371 |
9.54112 |
Algeria |
|
Algerian military conduct a final assault on In Amenas facility, secure the site. 18 killed (11 militants, 7 hostages) killed in final attack. |
| 5,469,257 |
28.04371 |
9.54112 |
Algeria |
|
A mine clearance operation of the Tiguentourine gas plant, near In Amenas in the province of Illizi, attacked Wednesday by a terrorist group is currently underway. |
| 5,469,261 |
36.47641 |
3.75877 |
Algeria |
|
An attack Sunday night in Djebahia left three Patriots Militia guards dead and seven injured. The victims reportedly prevented al-Qaeda's El Farouk brigade from blowing up the Sonatrach gas pipeline between Bouira and Tizi Ouzou. |
| 5,469,266 |
31.96644 |
5.34205 |
Algeria |
|
Algerian court sentenced to one month in jail an activist, Tahar Belabes, who is coordinator for the National Committee for the Rights of the Unemployed, known for defending the rights of the unemployed on charges of holding "an unarmed gathering," |
| 5,469,269 |
22.785 |
5.5228 |
Algeria |
|
Algerian army sent reinforcements to border with Mali in order to prevent the infiltration of armed combatant groups. |
| 5,469,273 |
35.43583 |
7.14333 |
Algeria |
|
A group of 50 armed combatants on Wednesday [6 February] night launched an attack on a military barracks in southeastern Khenchela Province, during which heavy RPG weapons were used. The army responded with field artillery and military planes. Two armed combatants were killed and a third sustained injuries. Six soldiers were injured. AFP reported the attackers as Islamist. |
| 5,469,277 |
35.43583 |
7.14333 |
Algeria |
|
Local sources suggest the attack was planned starting from the abduction of two civilians, one of whom was the driver of a truck with food supplies for the barracks and it was used to storm the barracks. |
| 5,469,281 |
36.7525 |
3.04197 |
Algeria |
|
The prison administration Algeria punished 40 prisoners who have been in hunger strike for three days protesting against squalid conditions and in solidarity with the political detainee Mohamed Babah Nagar. |
| 5,469,285 |
20.41629 |
3.38654 |
Algeria |
|
The Algerian army arrested two al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) suicide bombers in Tinzouatine, |
| 5,469,289 |
36.86819 |
4.30235 |
Algeria |
|
Two die in skirmish with forces of the People's National Army [ANP] near the village of Ihnouchene, in the Aghribs region |
