Algiers: Soldiers killed two armed Islamists during an ambush Tuesday southwest of Algeria`s capital, the government said, as media reported that four security personnel were slain in the east.
"An army detachment killed two terrorists today at 3:00 pm, following an ambush carried out near the locality of Amrouna, south of Ain Defla," said the defence ministry.
A Kalashnikov assault rifle was seized during the operation along with a Simonov semi-automatic rifle and ammunition, it said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the French-language El-Watan website reported that four communal guards were found dead in their burned-out vehicle at Batna, in the east of the North African country.
Islamist-linked violence rocked Algeria in the 1990s but has declined considerably in recent years.
The army has now killed 33 armed Islamists since the start of the year.
