The Role of Islamic Fundamentalism in Algeria

dc.creator	Zola Sonkosi
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:48Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/28-2-211
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/17794a5a28b043feaf719e4ca8d492c4
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9299
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/17794a5a28b043feaf719e4ca8d492c4
dc.description	<p><strong>Algeria and the Islamist challenge</strong></p> <p>For six years, Algeria has been experiencing a true nightmare of terror. Human rights organisations estimate that since 1992, 120 000 people were killed) by armed Islamic groups or state security, among them many civilians. During Ramadan 1998, there were shocking news of cruelly executed and mutilated women, men and children in Koraa, 80 kilometres south-west of the capital Algiers. The alleged culprits were assumed to belong to the <em>Groupe lslamique Armée </em>(GIA). The critical Algerian press increasingly becomes a victim of fanaticism and state censorship4. In order to understand these events better, it is necessary to take a look at the history of this country. In 1962, Algeria celebrated its independence from 132 years of colonial occupation by France. This great event was preceded by a long and bitter war, which was led by the <em>Front De</em> <em>Libération Nationale </em>(FLN), and its ally, the <em>Armée de Libération Nationale </em>(ALN). In 1954, Algerians began to fight the French army that was considered unbeatable. Its defeat was achieved in 1962, but the country was never exposed to democracy and pluralism because the FLN-leadership preferred to practice one-party-rule after the Soviet model. Critics, especially from the ranks of former freedom fighters, among them Mohamed Boudiaf and Hocine Ait Ahmeds, were arrested or forced to go into exile.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/211
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 28, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	Ramadan 1998
dc.subject	Groupe lslamique Armée (GIA)
dc.subject	Armée de Libération Nationale (ALN)
dc.subject	armed Islamic groups
dc.subject	Algeria
dc.subject	Front De Libération Nationale (FLN)
dc.subject	Mohamed Boudiaf
dc.subject	Hocine Ait Ahmeds
dc.subject	French army
dc.subject	colonial occupation by France
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dc.title	The Role of Islamic Fundamentalism in Algeria
dc.type	Article