Three military men and two gunmen killed in clash in east Algeria

The Algerian dailies said on Thursday that three military men, including one army officer, and two armed Islamists were killed in a clash that took place between the army and an armed group to the east of the capital Algiers.

According to the Algerian media, the clashes took place in the woods of Lala Moused in al-Akhdareyah, 70 km to the east of the capital Algiers last Tuesday when the soldiers were implanting an ambush for an armed group, notified about by villagers.

The Algerian dailies said that the armed group which clashed with the army affiliates to al-Huda contingent of "al-Salafeyah group for the call and fighting".

Last Tuesday, the Algerian ministry of the Interior announced that the security forces killed 14 persons described as terrorists during mopping up operations in several areas in Algeria. This was two days after the killing of 12 military men in an ambush implanted by gunmen in Khanshala, 540 km to the east of the capital.

Acts of violence attributed to armed Islamists increased since the beginning of May and resulted in killing or wounding scores in the lines of both the armed groups and the Algerian security forces.