location: Azeffoun
notes: A leading figure of the North African affiliate of al-Qaida has been killed in an ambush by Algerian soldiers. AQIM confirmed that Abu al-Hassan Rachid al-Bulaydi, head of the Sharia Committee, was killed on Friday. During the operation, another armed Islamist was also killed.
target_text: location: Azeffoun, fatalities: 2