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Clashes Leave 9 Soldiers, 6 Rebels Dead in Algeria Town | |
2007-04-10 | |
Alleged Islamic militants leapt out of woods and opened fire on a military patrol in northwestern Algeria, triggering a gunbattle that left nine soldiers and six attackers dead, security forces said Sunday.
The gunfire in the Zaccar forest could be heard into Sunday morning, witnesses said by telephone. Some political observers have said Islamic militants could be looking to step up violence against government forces in an effort to disrupt AlgeriaÂ’s legislative elections on May 17. It was the largest reported single casualty toll among government forces since Islamist guerrillas killed at least seven troops in November 2006 in the Bouira region east of the capital Algiers. Government troops, backed by helicopters, were searching for the attackers, estimated at 50 militants, Liberte said. | |
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