Security forces kill 5 Islamists in Algeria

Algiers: Algerian security forces have killed five armed Islamist fighters in the northeastern Tizi Ouzou region, about 100km east of Algiers, several papers reported on Monday.

The fighters were tracked down in the forested highlands of Sid Ali Bounab, about 15km from Tizi Ouzou, the capital of the Kabylie region, according to French-language daily Al Watan.

The security forces were acting on a tip-off .