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.

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 ...

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 ...

Algeria's army chief and de facto strongman on Sunday dubbed the sentencing of deposed president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's brother and several other ex-regime players to 15 years in jail "just punishment ...

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, ...

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 ...