In Algeria, Army chief summoned top military brass for an emergency meeting today as he pushes for declaring President Abdelaziz Bouteflika unfit for office. Military chief of staff Ahmed Gaid Salah yesterday claimed that unnamed figures were plotting against the military, as tensions mount in the country. In a statement, Mr. Salah defended his proposal to launch a constitutional process to have Bouteflika declared too ill to serve. <br />''    <br />''Protesters have been demanding the resignation of President, but many have also rejected Mr. Salah's proposed constitutional process because they fear it would leave the shadowy political elite in place. <br />''    <br />''The 82-year-old Bouteflika, who has been in power since 1999, has made rare public appearances since a stroke in 2013.<br />