The Algerian government announced on Friday that it has finished building a sand barrier on the borders with Libya and Tunisia so that it can separate itself from the danger and security threats. The barrier-wall is up to 3 meters high and on top of it, with a barbed wire along the border by 350 km and with 3 meters depth. The Algerian Defense Ministry has supervised the operation of the building and aims at shutting down routes for weapons smuggling from neighboring countries.

The forces of Algerian Army had raised the full alert in the border area between Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya to prevent any attempt of infiltration of terrorist groups, especially after the return of many fighters of ISIS to their original countries.The Algerian Defense Ministry said that it had recorded different movements of suspect groups nearby the borders of Algeria with Libya and Tunisia.