 Algeria's armed forces have killed four Islamic militants during a sweep on a rebel stronghold in the west of the North African country, security sources said on Thursday. Army units confiscated three Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles during the raid on Tuesday in the Saida province, some 300 km (190 miles) west of the capital Algiers. Security sources also said one soldier died and three more were injured when they clashed with rebels in the Sidi Bel Abbes province on Tuesday evening. Three rebels died in that attack. |