TUNIS, July 2 (Reuters) -
Four Tunisian soldiers have been
killed in a
landmine blast during an operation against Islamist militants in the **rth of the country, TAP
state news
agency reported on Wednesday.
Tunisian forces are battling militants from the hardline Islamist group Ansar al Sharia and other al Qaeda-linked fighters, especially since April when they began a new offensive on militant hideouts in the Chaambi mountains bordering Algeria. (Reporting by Tarek Amara; Writing by Patrick Markey; Editing by Alison Williams)
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