National Liberation Army

Algerian military organization

Also known as: ALN, Armée de Libération Nationale

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The National Liberation Army (ALN) was the military branch of the National Liberation Front (FLN) during the Algerian War of Independence against France from 1954 to 1962. The FLN, formed in 1954, aimed to unite nationalist factions and fight French colonial rule. The ALN, under Colonel Houari Boumedienne, operated from camps near the Tunisian and Moroccan borders, supplying arms and logistical support to forces within Algeria. The war concluded with a cease-fire agreement on March 18, 1962, leading to Algeria's independence on July 3, 1962. The FLN subsequently became Algeria's sole legal political party until 1989.12

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…Algerian war for independence, the National Liberation Army (Armée de Libération Nationale [ALN]), under the command of Col. Houari Boumedienne, acted as the military arm of the FLN. From camps stationed behind Tunisian and Moroccan borders, the ALN’s external contingent provided logistical support and weaponry to ALN forces within the…
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…Algerian war for independence, the National Liberation Army (Armée de Libération Nationale [ALN]), under the command of Col. Houari Boumedienne, acted as the military arm of the FLN. From camps stationed behind Tunisian and Moroccan borders, the ALN’s external contingent provided logistical support and weaponry to ALN forces within the…
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