Eight armed militants were killed on Sunday by Algerian counter-terrorism troops in Medea, 115 km southwest of Algiers, Algerian Defense Ministry said.

The source specified that the terrorists were killed during an ambush that is part of the ongoing wide scale operation launched earlier this month.

The number of terrorists killed since the beginning of this anti-terrorism operation has risen to 12, said the source.

The region of Medea is known by its dense forests providing refuge to terrorist groups. However, the continuous anti-terrorism operations being conducted by the Algerian army troops have managed to kill many militants.

Algerian army forces have been very active in the last five months, as they have killed as many as 73 armed militants in different operations nationwide

source : xinhua