ALGIERS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Algerian forces killed four "terrorists" during a military operation in the northeastern province of Tebessa, near the Tunisian border, the Algerian Defense Ministry said Friday.
The ministry said the operation was conducted as part of counterterrorism efforts, based on intelligence from its security services.
Four Kalashnikov-type submachine guns, ammunition, and other equipment were recovered during the operation, it said.
The operation followed a March 1 counterterrorism action in Ain Defla, about 150 km southwest of Algiers, where two "terrorists" were killed and weapons were seized.
The Algerian army regularly conducts sweep operations in the mountains and forests of the northern region to track down remnants of armed groups that pose a major security threat. ■