1.   And Abu Bakr says he hopes one day his image as an armed radical will be forgotten.

2.   Several groups of armed Islamic radicals have carried out attacks across Algeria in an attempt to topple the government and install strict Islamic rule.

3.   Several groups of armed Islamic radicals have carried out attacks across Algeria in an attempt to topple the military-backed government and install strict Islamic rule.

4.   The Russians in turn hope more conservative villages will expel the young armed radicals.

5.   The Russians in turn hope that more conservative villages will expel the young armed radicals.

6.   Despite the threats of attack by armed Islamic radicals, there were no reported incidents of violence.

7.   They notably said the authority was not cracking down on armed radicals guilty of carrying out anti-Israeli attacks.

8.   Seven women have been killed in a village in northern Algeria by a group of armed Islamic radicals, the daily La Tribune reported Sunday.