Army reshuffle
Algeria's leadership, battling armed Muslim militants, reshuffled the army command, naming young career officers to senior posts, Reuter reports from Tunis. Major-General Salah Ahmed Gaid was appointed head of land forces and General Mohamed Benslimani chief of the air force.
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