Three “terrorists” were killed Wednesday during an operation carried out by agents of the National Guard (gendarmerie) and soldiers in a mountainous area in west-central Tunisia, the Interior Ministry said.
They were killed during an anti-terrorist operation, still ongoing, in the mountainous area of Kasserine, a town near the border with Algeria.
“A soldier was injured by terrorist fire,” gendarmerie spokesperson Houcem Eddine Jebabli told AFP. This operation “reinforced by an air force unit” also allowed the seizure of explosives, ammunition, and weapons, added the ministry without giving details.
After its revolution in 2011, Tunisia was confronted with a rise in the jihadist movement, responsible for the deaths of several dozen soldiers and police officers, but also civilians and foreign tourists.
In recent years, authorities say they have made significant progress in the fight against jihadists.
Search operations are regularly carried out by the police in the mountainous area of Kasserine which remains a hideout for jihadist elements.
