Algeria Reports Killing 49 Islamic Guerrillas
Associated Press
ALGIERS —
Security forces said Monday that they killed 49 Islamic guerrillas during the weekend, boosting the death toll for what already was the deadliest month of the three-year insurgency.
The unofficial tally for November stands at 391 guerrillas and an unknown number of government troops killed. More than 11,000 people have been killed since the start of the guerrilla war in January, 1992.
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