Tunisia: Two soldiers killed in clashes with jihadists
In Tunisia, two soldiers were killed and four others injured on Monday after clashes with militants in a mountainous region near the border with Algeria.
The armed forces of Tunisia conducting operations in the area after two deadly attacks that occurred this year, the responsibility of which assumed the Islamic State.
Officials said that all three conflicts were fighters trained in jihadist camp on the border with Libya, where political chaos has allowed Islamic militants to increase their power.
Two soldiers were killed and four were injured after clashes with terrorists in the mountains of Shammai in Kaserin said military spokesman Belchasen Ouslati.
According to the Government, more than 3,000 Tunisians have gone to fight alongside Islamist militant groups in Syria, Iraq and Libya. Some of them have threatened to return and carry out attacks on the territory of Tunisia.
In Tunisia, two soldiers were killed and four others injured on Monday after clashes with militants in a mountainous region near the border with Algeria.
The armed forces of Tunisia conducting operations in the area after two deadly attacks that occurred this year, the responsibility of which assumed the Islamic State.
Officials said that all three conflicts were fighters trained in jihadist camp on the border with Libya, where political chaos has allowed Islamic militants to increase their power.
Two soldiers were killed and four were injured after clashes with terrorists in the mountains of Shammai in Kaserin said military spokesman Belchasen Ouslati.
According to the Government, more than 3,000 Tunisians have gone to fight alongside Islamist militant groups in Syria, Iraq and Libya. Some of them have threatened to return and carry out attacks on the territory of Tunisia.