Eurasia Press & News
Algeria’s army has reinforced its forces along the eastern border with Tunisia, Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia said on Thursday, days after the killing of eight Tunisian soldiers.
The soldiers were found on Monday with their throats cut after being ambushed by militants in Mount Chaambi, an area near the border with Algeria.
Algeria’s army “reinforced its resources and capabilities on the eastern border of the country because of the troubles that Tunisia is going through,” Kablia said.
Tunisian troops have intensified their hunt for an armed group in the Mount Chaambi area since the spring, after several members of the security forces were killed or wounded by explosive devices.
Algiers has said it strongly condemns “the base act of terrorism that resulted in several deaths among the Tunisian armed forces.”
Militant groups in Algeria remain active decades after a bloody civil war in the 1990s that killed some 200,000 people, leading some in Tunisia to suggest connections with the group in Mount Chaambi.
Algeria’s foreign ministry condemned on Thursday what it said were “false allegations” against Algeria from “certain circles in Tunisia.”
