The leader of an Algerian Muslim extremist group has surrendered to the authorities, reports said Wednesday. Daily Sawt al-Ahrar quoted a well-informed source as saying Rachid Abu Turab of the Armed Islamic Group surrendered Friday in western Algeria. Forty-one gunmen from the group are expected to follow suit. The source said Abu Turab agreed to surrender following contacts with the head of the Amnesty Committee in the province of Ghlisan, 350 kilometers (218 miles) west of Algiers. The notorious GIA was blamed for many massacres during the 1990s. Only a few GIA members remain active in eastern and western Algeria.