TUNIS: At least 10 militants and three Tunisian soldiers have been killed in two days of clashes in the central Kasserine region near the border with Algeria, the military said on Friday.
Tunisia’s army has been carrying out operations in the area since last month’s attack on the Bardo museum in Tunis where gunmen killed more than 20 foreign tourists in an attack claimed by the Islamic State.
“Ten terrorists have been killed and three soldiers are dead after clashes in the Saloum mountains in Kasserine, and this is probably not the final death toll,” said army spokesman Belhassen Bouslati.
He said the operations were continuing but did not give details. Since its 2011 uprising a Tunisia’s armed forces have been fighting a low-level insurgency by several armed groups.
10 militants, 3 soldiers killed in Tunisia clashes
10 militants, 3 soldiers killed in Tunisia clashes
