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Wednesday 20 May 2015 - 13:56 Makkah mean time-2-8-1436
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Bouira, Algiers, (IINA) – Algerian troops ambushed and killed at least 22 extremists allied to ISIS group as they held a meeting east of the capital on Tuesday, the defense ministry said.
The state news agency APS, quoting a ministry statement, said the operation took place east of Algiers near Bouira, which was part of a region longtime a stronghold for militants during the war that left 200,000 people dead.
"This is a major counter-terrorism operation, the largest in terms of militants killed in years," a security source told Reuters. "They were holding meeting at the time."
The army was still pursuing other members of the group, but the statement did not give further details or mention the affiliation of the fighters involved, according to media sources.
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