location: Deb Deb
notes: Military forces kill a militant who crossed the border from Libya armed with AK-47s. The militant was reported to be an aide to the 'amir' from the Tarek-Ibn-Ziad brigade. He slipped into Algerian territory from the Libyan border. He had been coming, from the Libyan city of Ghadamis, 12 km from the Algerian city of Deb Deb, before being spotted by soldiers who successfully neutralized him after a car chase and a skirmish.
target_text: location: Deb Deb, fatalities: 1