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At least 9 soldiers were killed in an ambush carried out by AQMI in a southern mountainous area in Ain Defla region. According to an army statement, nine soldiers were ambushed during a combing operation near the locality of Djebel Louh. AQMI claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that they killed 14 soldiers. According to Radio France Internationale, the soldiers were attacked after they recovered the bodies of other three soldiers killed on Thursday during a shoot-out in the same area. |
