Three Islamist fighters were killed in a two-hour firefight with Algerian authorities in the northern city of M’Sila. Freha villagers in the province of Tizi-Ouzou conducted a 100-vehicle caravan protest through the Ait Jennad region against Islamists who kidnapped a 34-year-old businessman. They seek his unconditional release, similar to the release of an 80-year-old kidnapped villager in April by al Qaeda’s El Farouk brigade.
