| [Maghrebia] Algeria will deploy 29 new gendarme brigades to the Kabylie region before the end of 2010, Tout sur l'Algerie quoted the Tizi Ouzou regional commander as saying on Thursday (January 21st). According to Colonel Salim Benazouz, a police brigade will be installed in each of the 67 communes of the wilaya. Security coverage in Tizi Ouzou is currently estimated to be about 45%. For his part, Colonel Abderrahmane Ayoub said the new brigades would bolster efforts to fight terrorism and criminal activities. |