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Battle of Algiers (1956–1957)

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Algerian WarBattles of the Algerian WarConflicts in 1957History of AlgiersUrban warfare
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The Battle of Algiers was a campaign of urban guerrilla warfare carried out by the National Liberation Front (FLN) against the French Algerian authorities from late 1956 to late 1957. The conflict began with attacks by the FLN against the French forces followed by a terrorist attack on Algerian civilians in Algiers by a group of Pieds-Noirs (European settlers), aided by the police. Reprisals followed and the violence escalated, leading the French Governor-General to deploy the French Army in Algiers to suppress the FLN. Civilian authorities gave full powers to General Jacques Massu who, operating outside legal frameworks between January and September 1957, eliminated the FLN from Algiers. The use of torture, forced disappearances and illegal executions by the French later caused controversy in France.

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Battle of Algiers (1956–1957)
شارع زيغود يوسف, Algiers

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16000 Algiers
Algiers, Algeria
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