A day after Algerian forces launched a military raid to end a deadly hostage crisis at a natural gas plant, confusion reigned on Jan. 18 over the fate of the captives and their Islamist captors.

ALGIERS, May 20 (Reuters) - Algerian security forces killed three armed Islamist militants east of the capital on the second day of a major offensive, the defence ministry said on Wednesday, bringing ...

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- The death toll from the terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed to at least 81 on Sunday as Algerian forces searching the refinery for explosives found ...

Algeria's interior ministry on Friday defended moves to expel dozens of migrants as a matter of "national security", after the UN voiced concern over a group who went missing in the desert. Algerian ...

One day after Islamic militants invaded an Algerian gas field and seized dozens of Western workers, there are fears that several of the foreign hostages might be dead—potentially escalating the ...

ALGIERS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Algerian security forces have killed 10 Islamic rebels in an eastern area known to be a stronghold of al Qaeda's North African wing, newspapers reported. Seven rebels were ...

Algerian security forces foiled a plot by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb to carry out suicide attacks on US and European ships in the Mediterranean from the coast of Algeria.

ALGIERS, Sept 28 (Reuters) - When a little-known group of Algerian militants beheaded a French tourist last week, they were not only lashing out at the West, but also staking an unmistakable claim in ...

ALGIERS, Algeria — Algerian forces launched a military assault Thursday at a natural gas plant in the Sahara Desert, trying to free dozens of foreign hostages held by militants who have ties to Mali's ...

As protests—and crackdowns—have been rippling through the Middle East, the U.S. response has varied by country. We’ve been tracking what’s happening and how the United States has responded in our ...

The Tindouf camps became the scene of an armed confrontation on Tuesday, February 4, involving elements of the Polisario Front and members of the Algerian gendarmerie. According to a Sahrawi source ...