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Id | 5,460,531 |
Latitude | 35.5553 |
Longitude | 6.1786 |
Country | Algeria |
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Description | Seventeen people were killed in clashes between two rival armed Islamic extremist factions Saturday in the bush around Merouna, near Batna. The clashes were between a group faithful to a guerrilla leader known as Abderrezak "the Para", an army deserter who split from the hardline Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) of Hassan Hattab, and a faction headed by Nabil Sahraoui who is loyal to the GSPC. |
Start Date | 01-Jan-02 |
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Precision | 2.0 |
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ADM 1 Name | Batna |
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ADM 2 Name | Batna |
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Armed Conflict | 531ALG - Battle-no change of territory |