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The Interior Ministry announced that Tunisian forces have arrested 45 jihadists in the Jebel Chaambi area in ongoing operations over the past several weeks; photos and names were released for a group of terrorists consisting of 20 Tunisians and 11 Algerians. The Jebel Chaambi group is said to include active members of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia. Among those terrorists still at large is Ansar al Sharia leader Seif Allah Ben Hassine, a.k.a. Abou Iyadh. Tunisian border guards have begun checks to prevent Algerian Salafists under 35 years of age from entering the country.