Algerian troops kill 8 militants in operation

Algerian counterterrorism troops killed eight armed militants Wednesday in the eastern province of Setif, the Algerian Defense Ministry said.
“A joint security unit managed on Wednesday overnight to ambush a terrorist group in the locality of Guelta Zarka in the upper woods of Setif, killing eight terrorists,” the source said in a
statement.
The troops retrieved six Kalashnikov machineguns, a Seminov semi-automatic rifle, an automatic pistol, two grenades, and a large quantity of ammunition, in addition to an explosive belt that was destroyed on the spot.
The troops also killed eight terrorists in May in different operations eastern the country.
The North African nation has been deploying more troops on the eastern borderline to thwart intrusion of arms and militants, amid unstable security situation in neighboring Tunisia and Libya.