Algeria carried out a major military exercise on the border with Mali. The exercise took place in the Bordj Badji Mokhtar sector, a desert area crossed by a mountain range.
It was supervised by the chief of staff of the national army in person, General Saïd Chanegriha. This exercise, which takes place in a context of strong tensions with the neighboring country, also serves as a message addressed to the Malian transitional authorities, says an Algerian expert.