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Harki (adjective from the Algerian Arabic "ḥarka", standard Arabic "ḥaraka" [حركة], "war party" or "movement", i.e., a group of volunteers, especially soldiers) is the generic term for native Muslim Algerians who served as auxiliaries in the French Army during the Algerian War from 1954 to 1962.
Oct 27, 2021 · The Harkis were distinguished from Muslim elites who had opted for French nationality before 1954 by virtue of their class background and their lack of integration into the French armed forces.
Aug 22, 2015 · An investigation into Algeria’s Harki community has shed new light on what really happened to the indigenous allies of France, following the French population’s retreat from the country in ...
Dec 24, 2023 · More than 200,000 Harkis were left to their fate in Algeria after the war and many were tortured and killed by the Algerian authorities, who saw them as traitors.
Sep 20, 2021 · France Asks ‘Forgiveness’ for Its Abandonment of Algerian Harkis. After fighting on the French side in the Algerian war of independence, Algerian Arabs were left to be slaughtered in Algeria ...
Sep 20, 2021 · The word Harki refers to Muslim Algerians who fought on the side of France during the Algerian war of independence. Up to 200,000 Harkis - the name comes from the Arabic word for movement -...
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The harkis, from Algeria to France. Auxiliaries of the French Army in Algeria, the harkis saw a painful end to the war of independence, suffering reprisals and being uprooted. Socially and economically marginalised, bearers of a long-concealed memory, the repatriated French Muslims and their descendants have long aspired to greater recognition.
