ALGIERS-Five citizens were killed and three others wounded after a homemade bomb exploded Thursday in Tebessa. The victims were aboard their commercial vehicle in Oued Khenig-Roum, said the Ministry of National Defense in a communiqué.

ALGIERS-A detachment of the People’s National Army (ANP) on Friday defused a homemade bomb in the province of Boumerdes, announced the National Defence Ministry in a communiqué.

ALGIERS- Caches containing arms, ammunition and detonation devices have been discovered by detachments of the People's National Army in the province of Tizi-Ouzou (103-km east of Algiers), the ministry of National Defense said in a statement.

ALGIERS - Lieutenant General Mohammed Bamba Mokit Chief of the General Staff of the Mauritanian Armies, visited the Clothing and Sleeping Establishment (E.H.C) in Caroubier (1st military region) on Wednesday.

ALGIERS-Detachments of the People’s National Army (ANP) captured two terrorist supporters and recovered weapons and ammunition last week in Ain Defla, the National Defence Ministry announced Wednesday in a communiqué.

ALGIERS-General Staff of the Mauritanian Armies, Major General Mohamed Bamba Ould Meguet on Tuesday started a three-day working visit to Algeria, said the National Defence Ministry in a communiqué.

ALGIERS- Army units continue their efforts to open up areas following the snowfall that has affected some western provinces, the ministry of National Defense said in a statement.

ALGIERS- Four drug traffickers were arrested Wednesday in Tamanrasset (1971-km southeast of Algiers) while trying to transport a huge quantity of psychotropic substances, estimated at 550 million dinars, to the country's north, the ministry of National Defense said in a statement.

ALGIERS-Units and detachments of the People’s National Army (ANP) carried out several operations that yielded positive results in the fight against terrorism and organized crime during the period from 23 to 29 December, announced Wednesday the Ministry of National Defence.

ALGIERS-A detachment of the People’s National Army (ANP) on Monday five terrorist bunkers in the locality of Djebel Boutouil, in the province of Jijel, and recovered a sum of money worth €80,000 representing “the first installment of the ransom paid for the contract sealed in last October in the Sahel region,” said the Ministry of National Defence in a communiqué.