AOMAR OUALI / The Associated PressMar 10, 2019
Abdelaziz Bouteflika is back in Algeria after two weeks in a Swiss hospital as millions demand he withdraw his candidacy for a fifth term. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
AOMAR OUALI / The Associated PressApr 12, 2018
Soldiers, family members and 30 people returning to refugee camps from hospital stays in Algeria's capital have died in a crash of a Russian-made II-76 aircraft. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 13, 2011
Are we seeing the next "Battle of Algiers"? Coming only a day after the fall of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, thousands of people defied a government ban to hold a pro-democracy rally in Algeria. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 8, 2011
Protests erupted in the Algerian capital of Algiers and several other cities this week as people took to the streets over a doubling of food prices and a stubborn 25 percent unemployment rate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 23, 2008
This week's Mosaic Intelligence Report looks into al-Qaida's apparent interest in Algeria, which is evidenced by two deadly car bombings near the country's capital of Algiers. Why would Osama bin Laden turn his focus to Algeria? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 13, 2007
Is al-Qaida active in North Africa? That's the worry in Algeria, after two explosions set off by suicide bombers Wednesday killed at least 24 people. The attacks targeted the prime minister's office building in Algiers and a suburban police station. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 9, 2006
This incident--coming on the heels of the discovery of 20 bodies dumped in Baghdad--is the face of urban civil war on the model of the Battle of Algiers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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