The military resumed its bombing of suspected terrorist hideouts in the Chaambi and Sammama regions of Kasserine last week; operations against al Qaeda-linked militants near the Algerian border have been ongoing for months. Three landmines have exploded in the area this month alone. Abderraouf Ayadi, president of the Wafa Movement and a member of the National Constituent Assembly, urged the government to engage in dialogue with the banned group Ansar al Sharia, which is blamed for for landmines and clashes with security forces.
