location: Kadiria
notes: This past Monday [17 October], the Errabta forest was the scene of a violent encounter between the combined forces of the National Peoples Army [ANP ]-Judicial Police Mobile Brigade [BMPJ] forces from Kadiria, on the one hand, and a militant group on the other. The skirmish lasted several hours. Eight GSPC militants were killed and others are reportedly still surrounded. The military lost four soldiers. 'Apache'-type helicopters bombed the zone and destroyed several blockhouses.
target_text: location: Kadiria, fatalities: 12