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Algerian Army Seeks China’s Expertise in Drone Manufacturing

The Algerian army commander visits China (Algerian Ministry of Defense)
The Algerian army commander visits China (Algerian Ministry of Defense)
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Algerian Army Seeks China’s Expertise in Drone Manufacturing

The Algerian army commander visits China (Algerian Ministry of Defense)
The Algerian army commander visits China (Algerian Ministry of Defense)

Algerian Army chief Gen. Said Chanegriha discussed Tuesday in Beijing a diverse military partnership with the Chinese military industry in the field of drones and the management of defense and security systems.

On the third day of his official visit to China, Chanegriha and a delegation from the Algerian Defense Ministry held talks with high-ranking officials from the state-owned enterprise Poly Technologies specialized in the production, import and export of civil and military equipment.

Media sources said the Algerian army hopes to benefit from the knowledge and expertise of Chinese companies that supply the Chinese army with military equipment and technology, through commercial partnerships that will allow Algeria to modernize its army and to reduce dependence on its traditional supplier, the Russian military industry.

The sources also said that Chanegriha was particularly interested in the Aerospace Shenzhou Aerial Vehicle Co., which he visited.

The company is specialized in the production of various equipment related to the installation of drones and space devices.

In recent years, it achieved impressive technical progress, according to experts in the field.

Supervisors at the Algerian defense sector plan to launch a partnership with the company to develop the assembly, research and training activities of the emerging Algerian military industry in the field of drones.

The goal of this endeavor is to lead the North African and Arab Maghreb regions in the use and development of drones.

On Monday, Chanegriha met with General Liu Zhenli, Chief of Staff of China’s Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission.

Chanegriha highlighted the longstanding and excellent relations between Algeria and China, dating back to the revolution of November 1, 1954.

He emphasized China’s early support for Algeria’s struggle for self-determination and its recognition of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic in 1958.

Chanegriha underscored that the robust ties between Algeria and China reflect common solidarity for sovereignty, independence, and the recovery of sovereign rights.

He noted that these ties remain relevant in the current global landscape, emphasizing the need for justice, freedom, and cooperation in a multipolar world.

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Lebanon Military Says One Soldier Killed, 18 Hurt in Israeli Strike on Army Center

Lebanese army soldiers and people stand at the site of an Israeli strike in the town of Baaloul, in the western Bekaa Valley, Lebanon October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Maher Abou Taleb
Lebanese army soldiers and people stand at the site of an Israeli strike in the town of Baaloul, in the western Bekaa Valley, Lebanon October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Maher Abou Taleb
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Lebanon Military Says One Soldier Killed, 18 Hurt in Israeli Strike on Army Center

Lebanese army soldiers and people stand at the site of an Israeli strike in the town of Baaloul, in the western Bekaa Valley, Lebanon October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Maher Abou Taleb
Lebanese army soldiers and people stand at the site of an Israeli strike in the town of Baaloul, in the western Bekaa Valley, Lebanon October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Maher Abou Taleb

An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center on Sunday killed one soldier and wounded 18 others, the Lebanese military said.

It was the latest in a series of Israeli strikes that have killed over 40 Lebanese troops, even as the military has largely kept to the sidelines in the war between Israel and Hezbollah.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which has said previous strikes on Lebanese troops were accidental and that they are not a target of its campaign against Hezbollah.

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, condemned it as an assault on US-led ceasefire efforts, calling it a “direct, bloody message rejecting all efforts and ongoing contacts” to end the war.

“(Israel is) again writing in Lebanese blood a brazen rejection of the solution that is being discussed,” a statement from his office read.

The strike occurred in southwestern Lebanon on the coastal road between Tyre and Naqoura, where there has been heavy fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

Hezbollah began firing rockets, missiles and drones into Israel after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of the Gaza Strip ignited the war there. Hezbollah has portrayed the attacks as an act of solidarity with the Palestinians and Hamas. Iran supports both armed groups.

Israel has launched retaliatory airstrikes since the rocket fire began, and in September the low-level conflict erupted into all-out war, as Israel launched waves of airstrikes across large parts of Lebanon and killed Hezbollah's top leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and several of his top commanders.

Israeli airstrikes early Saturday pounded central Beirut, killing at least 20 people and wounding 66, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. Hezbollah has continued to fire regular barrages into Israel, forcing people to race for shelters and occasionally killing or wounding them.

Israeli attacks have killed more than 3,500 people in Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. The fighting has displaced about 1.2 million people, or a quarter of Lebanon’s population.

On the Israeli side, about 90 soldiers and nearly 50 civilians have been killed by bombardments in northern Israel and in battle following Israel's ground invasion in early October. Around 60,000 Israelis have been displaced from the country's north.

Hezbollah fired barrages of rockets into northern and central Israel on Sunday, some of which were intercepted.

Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service said it was treating two people in the central city of Petah Tikva, a 23-year-old man who was lightly wounded by a blast and a 70-year-old woman suffering from smoke inhalation from a car that caught fire. The first responders said they also treated two women in their 50s who were wounded in northern Israel.

It was unclear whether the injuries and damage were caused by the rockets or interceptors.

The Biden administration has spent months trying to broker a ceasefire, and US envoy Amos Hochstein was back in the region last week.

The emerging agreement would pave the way for the withdrawal of Hezbollah fighters and Israeli troops from southern Lebanon below the Litani River in accordance with the UN Security Council resolution that ended the 2006 war. Lebanese troops would patrol the area, with the presence of UN peacekeepers.