Twenty gunmen killed in Algeria

The Algerian dailies published on Monday said the Algerian army and security forces killed 20 gunmen during mopping-up operations carried out in the Sedi Marzuk al-Osh mountains in Saeeda province.

The Algerian daily Sawt Al-Arhrar said that one gunman surrendered himself to security forces in Telmesan province. It added that six gunmen were killed in the explosion of a bomb they intended to plant in a trade market in Teyart province.

The Algerian daily al-Khabar said that joint security units have been carrying out for five days mopping-up operations in the positions of the armed groups in al-Awras areas, using helicopters and artillery. No news was reported on casualties.

The paper reported that an armed group killed on Sunday in Wad al-Maa town in Batenha province two civil defense members, adding that a third member was slightly wounded and a fourth was considered lost. The armed group also killed a peasant in Ein al-Toutah district who was working on his farm.

Meanwhile, al-Aseel daily said that Algerian security forces killed on Monday two armed group members in Hussein Dai suburb of the capital, Algiers. A third armed group member was able to escape.