location: El Aria
notes: Algerian counter-terrorism forces on Wednesday killed an armed militant and arrested another in Constantine province. This operation was conducted by a joint security unit composed of army and police elements, as they intercepted the two militants in the locality of El Khroub. One, named Halfaoui, was captured alive; and the other, M. Youcef alias Zoubeir, blew himself up after being surrounded by the security forces. Zoubeir was suspected of having attempted to commit a suicide attack. The two were on the wanted list of the security forces, as detectives believe that they participated in the assassination of a police officer in downtown Constantine last October.
target_text: location: El Aria, fatalities: 1