location: Mizrana
notes: Algerian troops have killed 15 suspected Islamic militants and captured two others in a weeklong assault on their forest hide-out in northern Algeria. The armed militants were members of the militant Salafist Group for Call and Combat. The armies assault on the Mizrana forest, 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of the capital, Algiers, started Oct. 13.
target_text: location: Mizrana, fatalities: 15