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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 (AP) — Algeria’s powerful army chief is stressing the need for political dialogue that would lead to a presidential election, as a people’s revolt for democracy remains at an impasse ...

ALGIERS, May (Reuters) - Fearing armed chaos in neighbouring Libya and renewed conflict in Mali, Algeria's army is shifting focus from fighting Islamist militants at home to the Sahel border smuggling ...