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Algerian military said on Tuesday it killed 22 militants in what it deemed the most important military operation in 20 years in the northern province of Bouira. Algerian security forces killed at least 22 Islamist militants Tuesday as they were meeting to plan an attack on the capital of Algiers, a security source said, adding that the rest are still under manhunt. Automatic weapons, ammunition and other weaponry were seized in the operation, said the report. A security official told Reuters news agency the militants were members of the Caliphate Soldiers, an al Qaeda splinter group that had declared allegiance to the Islamic State militant group. |
