Tunisian forces launch air strikes on Islamist militants


  • World
  • Friday, 02 Aug 2013

A demonstrator holds up a flare during a protest to demand the ouster of the Islamist-dominated government outside the Constituent Assembly headquarters in Tunis July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Anis Mili

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian forces launched air and ground strikes on Islamist militants near the Algerian border on Friday after fierce overnight clashes in the area, which coincided with increased instability and political turmoil in the North African country.

Aircraft bombed caves in the Mount Chaambi area, where the military has been trying to track down Islamist militants since December, witnesses said on Friday.

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