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| North Africa |
| 40 GAI snuffies snuffed in Algeria... |
| 2002-08-06 |
| Algerian newspapers say government troops killed 40 Islamic extremists in a mountainous area of western Algeria Friday. One of the newspapers, El Watan, said two emirs, or local leaders, were among those killed in the army sweep of militant hideouts. El Watan said those killed were believed to be members of the Armed Islamic Group, which is blamed for numerous massacres of Algerian civilians. GAI's chief was reportedly zapped about a week ago. The Algerian military is carrying out these operations under pretty primitive conditions — as in, mostly on foot, meeting the Bad Guys face-to-face, up close and personal. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |