• An Algerian soldier takes position on a lookout point during an operation against Islamist extremists in the Ain Defla mountains, 180km west of the capital Algiers. Reuters
    An Algerian soldier takes position on a lookout point during an operation against Islamist extremists in the Ain Defla mountains, 180km west of the capital Algiers. Reuters
  • Algerian troops during an operation against Islamist extremists in the Ain Defla mountains. In January, three soldiers and six armed men were killed in clashes in the Tipaza region, between Ain Defla and Algiers. Reuters
    Algerian troops during an operation against Islamist extremists in the Ain Defla mountains. In January, three soldiers and six armed men were killed in clashes in the Tipaza region, between Ain Defla and Algiers. Reuters
  • Algerian soldiers search for Islamist extremists in the Ain Defla mountains. The army suspects a small group of insurgents is hiding out in the area. Reuters
    Algerian soldiers search for Islamist extremists in the Ain Defla mountains. The army suspects a small group of insurgents is hiding out in the area. Reuters
  • Algerian soldiers scan the Ain Defla mountains, looking for Islamist extremists. Reuters
    Algerian soldiers scan the Ain Defla mountains, looking for Islamist extremists. Reuters
  • Algerian soldiers take position on a track, during an operation against Islamist extremists in the Ain Defla mountains. Reuters
    Algerian soldiers take position on a track, during an operation against Islamist extremists in the Ain Defla mountains. Reuters
  • Troops sit under bivouacs, looking across a valley in Algeria's Ain Defla mountains. Reuters
    Troops sit under bivouacs, looking across a valley in Algeria's Ain Defla mountains. Reuters
  • Algerian soldiers stand in line during an operation in the Ain Defla mountains searching for Islamist extremists. Reuters
    Algerian soldiers stand in line during an operation in the Ain Defla mountains searching for Islamist extremists. Reuters
  • Algerian troops take position behind sandbags in the Ain Defla mountains. Reuters
    Algerian troops take position behind sandbags in the Ain Defla mountains. Reuters

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Algerian soldiers search for Islamist extremists - in pictures

The army believes a small group of insurgents is hiding out in the Ain Defla mountains

The National

February 03, 2021

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