Rival militias battling for control of southern Algerian border

Rival militias battling for control of southern Algerian border

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has sought to quell ethnic battles near the southern border with Mali. Algerian sources said dozens of people have been killed in fighting between rival militias around the border town of Bordj Badji Mokhtar. They said the militias reflected the influx of Al Qaida-aligned fighters from neighboring Mali amid […]