Algeria's army, the heart of an opaque regime, exercised power from the shadows until it was thrust into the limelight with mass protests and the April departure of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Algeria’s non-participation in this year’s African Lion military exercises is emphatic and rooted primarily in objections to two participating countries: Morocco and Israel. The Algerian military will ...

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's army said on Sunday it would not back any candidate in a presidential election set for December to choose a successor to Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Mass protests this spring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TUNIS, March 13 (Reuters) - Algerian army ‌units killed seven ‌armed militants in two separate counterterrorism operations in the ...

It ranks as the 26th most powerful military in the world according to Global Firepower Index, and ranks 22nd in defense spending globally. The People's National Army include the Algerian Land Forces, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TUNIS (Reuters) -Algerian army units killed six armed militants during a counter-terrorism operation in the region of Tebessa, the ...

ALGIERS — Algeria's army has killed four militants authorities believe were responsible for Friday's attack on the Krechba gas facility operated by state oil company Sonatrach with BP and Statoil, a ...

AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) — The militants had filled five jeeps with hostages and begun to move when Algerian government attack helicopters opened up on them, leaving four in smoking ruins. The ...

Former Algerian president Liamine Zeroual, who died on Saturday at the age of 84, will always be held in high esteem by Algerians, although many will never entirely forgive him. The Algerian ...

The rivalry between Morocco and Algeria extends to their air forces as well—with Morocco operating US equipment and Algeria maintaining a competing Russian-built fleet.