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Aug. 23, 2015 / 6:02 PM

Algerian troops kill two militants in northern Skikda province

The incident is that latest report of clashes between troops and militants in northern Algeria, including earlier this month when a soldier and army commander were killed in an ambush in Skikda province.

The Algerian military on Aug. 23, 2015 said its troops killed two militants during an anti-terrorism operation sweeping the country's northern Skikda province. Last week, it said two of its soldiers had been killed during the same operation. Image from Google Maps

The Algerian military on Aug. 23, 2015 said its troops killed two militants during an anti-terrorism operation sweeping the country's northern Skikda province. Last week, it said two of its soldiers had been killed during the same operation. Image from Google Maps

AIN KECHRA, Algeria, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Algeria's military says it killed two militants during an operation in the country's northern Skikda province.

Xinhua news agency, quoting the Algerian ministry of defense, reports the clash occurring in the locality of Ain Kechra Saturday night.

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The news comes little over a week since two Algerian soldiers perished in a militant ambush in the woods of Colo, in Skikda province. The Algerian military has been engaging in an anti-terrorism operation in the region for several weeks.

Last month, militants killed up to 11 Algerian troops in a forested area of Ain Delfa, 150 miles southeast of the capital Algiers.

Islamic extremist groups are known to operate in the country's remote mountainous regions, including al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and Jund al-Khilafah fi Ard al-Jazayer, or "Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria," which split from AQIM and declared allegiance to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in September 2014.

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