Algerian troops arrest 7 suspected jihadists in the northeast

Algiers, 17 Mar An Algerian army detachment arrested seven suspected jihadists, including Emir and Mufti, during a search and tracking operation that began on Mount Ued Eduar, in the village of Collo, located in the coastal town of Skikda (northeastern part). Defense of the Ministry of Education on Thursday. A statement published on the department's website explained that among the jihadists arrested yesterday were the common “mufti” and “emirs” of terrorist groups that joined radical armed groups in 1994 and 2007. The source who disseminated the image of this operation showing a bearded and weakened man revealed the identity of each of the suspected jihadists who joined the terrorist group between 1994 and 2015. Army personnel also found the body of another terrorist charge who was injured during this counter-terrorism operation carried out last February in a forest area of 495 kilometers east of Algiers. During this military operation, the soldiers revealed that they seized eight Kalashnikov-type assault rifles, as well as a significant amount of ammunition and other effects. The Chief of Staff of the Army, Chanegriha, traveled “immediately” to the area inspected with General General Noureddine Hambli, the commander of the Fifth Military District, the military who participated in this “Quality” operation, the source added. On February 19, members of the Algerian army killed seven jihadists who had been operating for 20 years in the mountains of the Ude Edouard region. Chief NO/PDDP