Algeria’s army on Friday shot dead two suspected Islamists south of the capital Algiers days after gunmen in the same region wounded four policemen, the defence ministry said. The army killed the two, seizing two Kalashnikov rifles, ammunition and a pair of binoculars, in the Bougarra area of the Blida …

Tunisian security forces have killed a leader of the Daesh group who was plotting attacks during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, authorities said on Monday. The interior ministry did not identify the suspect, but said he was a leading member of Daesh and “dangerous” and was killed in an …

Egyptian jets carried out air strikes on the Libyan city of Derna on Monday, pressing home attacks against militants Egypt says were responsible for ambushing and killing Egyptian Christians last week, Libyan commanders said. Egypt’s air force began the attacks just hours after masked men boarded vehicles driving dozens of …