Nicosia - The Armed Islamic Group of Algeria confirmed a massive army assault against them,and claimed their chief, Djamel Zitouni, was still alive. Algerian newspapers said over a 1,000 Islamic rebels had been killed in a sweep of militant strongholds.
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