Algerian army kills 9 militants

The Algerian troops have killed nine militants in thesouthernmost province of Tamenrasset, near border with Mali, state media reported.The operation took place in a locality of Tinzaouatine on Monday. As many as eight weapons were seized, including Kalashnikov guns and two RPG7 rockets.More Algerian troops were deployed on the border with Mali and Libya to counterany intrusion of militants from these two troubled countries.A couple of days ago, Algerian army troops arrested 20 armed men and seized theirweapons on border with Libya.The Algerian forces killed five militants belonging to the Movement for Onenessand Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) last year, as they attempted to intrude Algeriaterritory via the Malian border. Source: QNA