Up to 10 militants were killed during a raid conducted by the Algerian army in the heights of Jijel province, 360 kilometers east of the Algerian capital. The Algerian press quoted an Algerian security source as saying that "terrorist elements were killed during a raid conducted by a special forces unit inside Ghar Al-Ghoula cave. The source added that the Algerian army discovered inside the cave different kinds of war ammunition and three missiles that were detonated at the scene. According to the source, the army continues to gradually infiltrate into the cave, where its deepness and geographic nature are unknown.Meanwhile, the source said that the army made several attempts to persuade the militants to turn themselves in and take advantage of the amnesty law. The source indicated that one of the top activists in Al-Salafi Group for Preaching and Fighting turned himself in, where he is considered one of the most dangerous in Jijel after joining the armed groups in 1994.