Qaeda Militants Killed in Algeria Ambush

At least two of four terrorists killed by security forces in a raid southeast of Algeria’s capital were members of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), press reports said Sunday.

The four were aboard a vehicle ambushed in the town of Sour El-Ghozlane some 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Algiers, reported Le Soir d’Algerie, citing reliable security sources. The ambush took place overnight Friday-Saturday.

Two senior AQIM members were among the dead, Bourihane Rabah, alias Ayad Abou Abderrahmane, and Lafi Lakhdar, alias Aboulwahid Touhami, the paper and Liberte both reported.

Liberte, also citing security sources, said the two others were suicide bombers heading on a mission for Tebessa near the border with Tunisia. Weapons seized in the ambush included three Kalashnikov assault rifles and an automatic pistol. A large sum of cash was also found.