TUNIS: The Tunisian Army fought militants in the west of the country on Saturday in clashes that left a soldier wounded, the Defense Ministry said. “A soldier was wounded during an exchange of fire Saturday morning between army units and a terrorist group at Jabal Samama” in the Kasserine region, Lt. Col. Belhassen Oueslati told AFP.

In a separate incident, the Interior Ministry said three gunmen had opened fire overnight on a police outpost along the border with Algeria.

“There was an exchange of fire between security forces at the post and terrorists before the attackers fled,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that no one was injured in that incident.

Tunisia has failed to curb a rise in extremism since the 2011 revolution that ousted longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Last year, Daesh claimed attacks on the Bardo museum in Tunis and a popular resort hotel, killing 59 tourists in total, and the suicide bombing of a bus that killed 12 presidential guards.