location: Gouraya
notes: Algerian army forces have killed an armed militant near the locality of Gouraya, in the west of Tipaza. The troops retrieved a Kalashnikov submachine gun, a loaded magazine, a homemade grenade, a pair of binoculars and four mobile phones, noted the source, adding that this operation is still underway. The killed gunman is a senior official at the Islamic State (IS) affiliated group Jund al-Khilafa.
target_text: location: Gouraya, fatalities: 1