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Islamic extremists kill 9 soldiers in Algeria
Nine soldiers were killed by Islamic extremists at Oued Djemaâ in the Aïn Defla region, 140 kilometres (85 miles) east of the capital Algiers, newspaper reports said Thursday. The soldiers were operating in the mountainous sector on Wednesday when their progress was halted by homemade bombs and they came under fire from suspected members of the hardline Armed Islamic Group (GIA). Their attackers stole their weapons before fleeing into a neighbouring forest, the reports said.The Algerian army really needs to work on not walking into ambushes, this happens way too often. The latest victims take the number of people killed this month in violence involving Islamic militants to at least 12, according to estimates based on officials and press reports. Must be a slow month. Posted by: Steve 2003-09-18 |
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