location: Illizi
notes: Army units, backed by helicopters and National Gendarmerie forces, eliminated three militants, two Algerians and a Mauritanian in Illizi, who were about to transport a load of weapons from Libya. A reliable security source said that the first clash had taken place in Ain Zouiti area, 200 km from the Algerian-Libyan borders.
target_text: location: Illizi, fatalities: 3