Algeria Cracks Down on Islamic Militants
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- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Islam, Muslims, Mosques
- Curriculum: African History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Algeria
- Date: November 2, 1993
Article abstract: Algerian officials reported that security forces had killed dozens of Islamic militants in raids conducted over the past two days.
Attacks on Islamic Militants
On the first days of November, 1993, Algerian security forces tracked down and killed seventeen Islamic militants in a single raid. Eleven more were killed in five smaller raids, and four suspects were killed in an operation intended to secure the release of three kidnapped French diplomats. The Interior Ministry identified two of the suspects in the kidnapping, who remained at...
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