Algerian Civil War

The Algerian Civil War was a conflict fought between the Algerian government and Islamist rebel groups from 1992 to 2002. The war was sparked by the cancellation of national parliamentary elections in 1991, which had appeared poised to be won by the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) party. The FIS was subsequently banned, leading to the emergence of Islamist guerrillas, who formed various armed groups, including the Islamic Armed Movement (MIA) and the Armed Islamic Group (GIA). The war saw extreme violence and brutality, with an estimated 44,000 to 200,000 fatalities, and was characterized by the use of children as soldiers and the targeting of civilians, including journalists and foreigners. The conflict was marked by periods of intense violence and then periods of relative calm, with the introduction of an amnesty law in 1999 leading to a decline in violence and the eventual defeat of the Islamist rebels.learn more on wikipedia