Tizi Wazu Region

Aspiring suicide bomber surrenders in Algeria

A would-be al-Qaeda suicide bomber surrendered to Algerian authorities last week in Batna, Liberte reported on Friday (October 30th). Abu abd El-Samih, 29, of the "El-Mawt" brigade, was wanted in connection with a 2007 Batna...

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Algeria deploys special gendarmes to boost Kabylie security

Algeria deployed seven elite anti-terror police units to the Kabylie regions of Yakouren, Tadmait, Mizrana and Tizi Ouzou, Tout sur l'Algerie reported on Saturday (September 5th). According to a regional security source, the...

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New Algeria power plant to provide 400 jobs

A new thermal power plant to be built in Azzefoun, Tizi Ouzou province, will generate 400 new jobs, the Algerian Directorate for Industry and Mining announced on Monday (August 31st). The 300 MW Sonelgaz facility will boost the...

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Algerian policeman killed in explosion: witnesses (AFP)

AFP/File – An Algerian policeman stands guard as security forces block the road to Lakhdaria, 70 kms (45 miles) … ALGIERS (AFP) – An explosion followed by gunfire left one police officer dead and two others wounded at a beach...

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Three Islamist militants killed in Algeria

By Agence France Presse (AFP) Compiled by Daily Star staff Saturday, August 08, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by At least three armed Islamist militants were killed in clashes with the army in northeastern Algeria, El...

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'Armed men attack civilians'

Algiers - Four civilians were killed on Monday by an armed group near Tadmait in the Kabylie region of north-east Algeria, local residents said. Presumed Islamists opened fire on a vehicle three kilometres from Tadmait near...

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