| 5,472,018 |
36.63773 |
3.37127 |
Algeria |
|
An armed combatant was killed in an ambush on Sunday by a detachment of the People's National Army (ANP) at Oued Larbatache in the province of Boumerdes. The operation resulted in the recovery of a Kalashnikov submachine gun, a quantity of ammunition and two cell phones. |
| 5,472,022 |
36.6551 |
3.40709 |
Algeria |
|
Four militants were killed on Thursday morning by the forces of the National Popular Army (ANP) near the town of Oued Ouakser, El Kharrouba, during a sweep operation, which also allowed recovering weapons and equipment of different types, including two Kalashnikov submachine guns, one Simonov semi-automatic rifle, one Beretta automatic pistol, two wireless radio devices, one pair of binoculars, a large quantity of ammunition, means of detonation, three mobile phones and twenty-one phone chips. |
| 5,472,025 |
27.19678 |
2.47913 |
Algeria |
|
Residents of In Salah opposing shale gas exploitation protested outside the regional administration of In Salah and disrupted the circulation on the national route. |
| 5,472,029 |
36.71183 |
4.04591 |
Algeria |
|
Hundreds of teachers, students and employees in the education sector took part in a protest march in Tizi Ouzou to demand the improvement of working conditions in their professional sector. |
| 5,472,034 |
36.57413 |
2.91214 |
Algeria |
|
Around 300 municipal guards gathered on Monday in Boufarik (10 km north of Blida) with the purpose of marching on Algiers, before they were stopped by security forces. The police blocked the highway leading to Algiers from Boufarik, forcing the protesters to organise an alternative sit-in Haouche Gros, in the surroundings of the town. A similar march, in which nearly 500 municipal guards were likewise stopped by the security forces in December near Boufarik. |
| 5,472,039 |
36.76639 |
3.47717 |
Algeria |
|
Clashes between anti riot troops and Berber activists were reported in the province of Boumerdes, 55 km in eastern Algiers, during the celebrations for the 35th anniversary of what is known as "the Berber Spring," |
| 5,472,043 |
36.37972 |
2.29889 |
Algeria |
|
Algerian troops killed three armed Islamists and recovered weapons and ammunition west of Algiers on Wednesday. The three were killed at around 1:00 am (0200 GMT) in an ambush close to the town of Hamman Righa, around 100 kilometres from the capital. The operation seized three automatic rifles, ammunition and several hand grenades, as well as binoculars and mobile phones. |
| 5,472,047 |
36.2931 |
4.6636 |
Algeria |
|
According to ministerial sources, an armed man was killed, on Friday afternoon, in an ambush near the town of Djaafra, province of Bordj Bou Arreridj, by Algerian military forces. During the operation, a kalachnikov, a handgun and several ammunitions were seized. |
| 5,472,050 |
22.785 |
5.5228 |
Algeria |
|
Dozens of employees of the Gold Mines Exploitation National Company (Enor) in Tamanrasset (1920 km south of Algiers) took to the streets on Sunday to protest against the possibility of selling the company to foreign owners. |
| 5,472,055 |
36.7969 |
4.42236 |
Algeria |
|
Algerian soldiers on Tuesday killed six armed Islamists in the Kabylie area some 140 kilometres (85 miles) east of the capital. A unit of the ANP (Algerian army) killed six gunmen in the afternoon during an operation near the locality of Akerrou. The ministry said that the militants, who belonged to the Katibat Ennour group, were ambushed by an army patrol after a tip off. They were killed following a lengthy exchange of fire. |
