Battle of Algiers

When

7 Jan 1957 – 9 Oct 1957

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

36.78° N, 3.06° E

Description

1956 urban guerrilla warfare carried out by the National Liberation Front (FLN) against the French Algerian authorities

Urban guerrilla campaign in the Algerian War

The Battle of Algiers, also called the great repression of Algiers, was a campaign fought during the Algerian War. It consisted of urban guerrilla warfare and terrorist attacks carried out by the National Liberation Front (FLN) against the French authorities in Algiers, and by the French authorities, army, and French terrorist organizations against the FLN.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début de la bataille d’Alger, menée par les « paras » du général Jacques Massu, chargé du maintien de l’ordre dans l’agglomération algéroise”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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