Voice of America: Tunisian Military Launches Air Strikes on Mountain-Based Militants

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Tunisian Military Launches Air Strikes on Mountain-Based Militants Aug 2nd 2013, 22:54 Tunisian forces launched air strikes and sent in troops Friday to surround suspected Islamist militants in the mountains near the Algerian border. The military carried out the operation in the Chaambi area after fighting broke out Thursday. This is the same area where militants attacked and killed eight Tunisian solders earlier this week. A military spokesman says it is targeting as many as 20 terrorist suspects. Tunisia was the first Arab nation to overthrow an unpopular authoritarian ...

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