From the BBC yesterday (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6540369.stm)
'Bombers' die in Casablanca raid

The police raid took place in an impoverished residential area
A police raid on suspected militants in the Moroccan city of Casablanca has set off gunfights and suicide bombings that have left at least five men dead
One wonders how this maps to the events in Algeria.

I also heard that Algeria recently declined when asked to be the host country for the US AFRICOM HQ.