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Essay / Understanding the National Liberation Front - 789
In order to understand what form of war the National Liberation Front (FLN) adopted, the type of insurrection it was and the strategy that was used, you have to understand what their ultimate goal is. was. We also need to understand what was the reason they fought in the first place. First of all, one of the main causes was the physical living space of the Arabs. Europeans and Arabs are separated in two places. The Arabs felt stuck, forced to live in an older, more dilapidated neighborhood, while the Europeans lived in a more modernized part of the city with all amenities. The second cause that could be invoked is professional status. Arabs worked under Europeans, and mostly in labor-intensive jobs. Simply put, Europeans had strong control over civil and public affairs, with a well-developed middle class. The third reason one could say is that the Arabs felt their intelligence was under attack. Europeans had condescending and arrogant attitudes towards them. The French would try to discourage the Arab peoples from rising up, claiming that they had given them “civilization and prosperity” (King Word). Some French people even described the Algerians as “dirty Arabs and rats” (Roi Word). The French use dehumanizing tactics to dissuade Arabs from rising up. The intensity towards which the French are moving is reflected throughout their standard of living. Simply put, the indigenous population did not have equal access to resources. All these causes degenerate into a destructive conflict between the FNL and the Europeans. The ultimate cause therefore is that the Arabs felt they were entitled to more. They wanted freedom and independence from Europeans. When the...... middle of paper...... war of rorism. How can I justify this? Well, terrorism is defined as the threat or use of physical coercion, primarily against non-combatants, especially civilians, to create fear in order to achieve various political goals. So, based on this definition and the actions taken by the FNL attacking civilians or non-combatants to create a sense of fear among the French, I can confidently say that terrorism is a form of war. So how can I justify guerrilla tactics as one of their forms, well, to put it simply, they also targeted the armed forces and the police using hit and run tactics. Finally, the type of strategy they used could be considered a protracted people's war strategy, especially in the context of selective warfare. terrorism and a strategic impasse. Strategic standoff deals with guerrilla warfare and selective terrorism, it is about gaining popular and external support..