source: Liberte (Algeria); AFP
actor1: Military Forces of Algeria (2019-)
actor2: AQIM: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
location: Messelmoun
notes: On 2 January 2021, the Algerian army killed four AQIM members during an operation in the area of Messelmoun (Tipaza, Gouraya). Two Algerian soldiers were also killed during the exchange of fire, and weapons were seized by the Algerian army.