(MENAFN) Algeria's Defense Ministry verified media reports, stating that the Algerian top military brass is undergoing a reshuffle.
The Algerian third military zone commander Said Chenagriha has been picked as the successor of ground forces chief Ahcene Tager, as declared the ministry in a statement.
Major-General Hamid Boumaiza has also been selected for the position of air force chief after the assumed retirement of Major-General Abdelkader Lounes, the statement added.
The shake-up in the military command hierarchy is taking place after a series of similar reforms officials have revealed.
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