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Algeria fetes 50 years of independence from France but war memories, and rancour, still thrive

Euro-Islam12 years ago03 mins

News Agencies – July 5, 2012 As the Muslim North African nation celebrates 50 years of nationhood, the two countries are locked in a war of memories that still weighs on lives on both sides of the Mediterranean, and on the two countries’ ties. There have been no apologies for the brutal eight-year war…

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A new ‘dirty war’ threatens Algerians

Euro-Islam17 years ago01 mins

Paris/Algiers (dpa) – On September 7 in Batna, 425 kilometres east of Algiers, hundreds of people had gathered near the city’s mosque to await President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Shortly before the president arrived, an explosion ripped through the crowd, shredding bodies and sending survivors fleeing in panic. Twenty-two people were killed and 107 were injured in…

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