Tunisian forces kill three Islamic state militants near Algerian border

Tunisian special forces have killed three suspected Islamic state militants after clashes near Algeria border.

Security official Colonel Houssem Jbebli told newsmen that the three terrorist suspects belong to Daesh group.

Reports say days earlier, Islamic state had released pictures of militants carrying weapons in mountains where they have hidden for years.

Tunisia suffered three major attacks in 2015, including two of against tourists, one was at museum in Tunis and the second on a beach in Sousse while the third targeted presidential guards in the capital.

All three attacks were claimed by the Islamic state.