Violence continues in Algeria

The Algerian daily al-Aseel said today that Algerian security forces killed 37 members of the armed groups during vast mopping up operations carried out in collaboration with army forces in al-Media province.

The daily added that the security forces were able to destroy several shelters and confiscate huge quantities of weapons and ammunition.

The paper added that army forces discovered a collective tomb for the Armed Islamic Group in which the new prince of al-Mateija coast, Rahmoun Abdul Qader, believed to have buried members of the armed groups.

In another mopping up operation, the paper added, that the security forces killed two armed group members in Amshash woods in al-Shalaf province.

Meanwhile, al-Khabar daily said that the security forces killed three armed groups members and arrested other two in al-Bleida city.