Tunesien

[Schneemann]

Heftige Gefechte zwischen Sicherheitseinheiten und Islamisten in Tunesien. Die Regierungstruppen waren nach der Ermordung zweier Polizisten durch mutmaßliche (al Qaida-nahe) Ansar-al-Scharia-Terroristen gegen die Fundamentalisten vorgegangen.

Tunisia security forces kill nine 'Islamists'

Tunisian security forces have killed at least nine suspected Islamist militants who are blamed for a deadly attack on a police patrol, officials say. They say at least three other suspects were arrested in the operation in the Mount Taouyer area, about 70 km (44 miles) west of the capital, Tunis. [...]

Interior Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said the militants belonged to the Salafist Ansar al-Sharia group. The group has been declared a terrorist organisation by the government and the interior ministry spokesman told reporters on Saturday that the three-day operation "has been a success". [...] Since the popular revolt that sparked the "Arab Spring" in 2011, Tunisia has seen a rise in attacks by militants.

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