List of conflicts in Algeria

This is a list of conflicts in Algeria arranged chronologically from ancient to modern times. This list includes both nationwide and international types of war, including (but not limited to) the following: wars of independence, liberation wars, colonial wars, undeclared wars, proxy wars, territorial disputes, and world wars. Also listed might be any battle that occurred within the territory of what is today known as the, "People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" but was itself only part of an operation of a campaign of a theater of a war. There may also be periods of violent civil unrest listed, such as: riots, shootouts, spree killings, massacres, terrorist attacks, and civil wars. The list might also contain episodes of: human sacrifice, mass suicide, massacres, and genocides.

Map showing the present-day location of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria within North Africa.

Ancient times

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Carthaginian Empire

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Animated map showing the possession changes of both the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire during the three Punic Wars, from 264 BCE to 146 BCE.
  Possessions of the Carthaginian Empire.
  Possessions
of the Roman Republic.

Kingdom of Numidia

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Roman province of Africa

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Medieval times

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Vandal Kingdom

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Map showing the Vandal Kingdom at its greatest extent c. 476.

Byzantine Praetorian prefecture of Africa

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Byzantine Exarchate of Africa

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Rashidun Caliphate

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Animated map showing the expansion of the Rashidun Caliphate under the first four caliphs (Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali, ruling for twenty-nine years from 632 CE — 661 CE) following the death of Muhammad and leading up to the First Fitna (from 658 CE — 661 CE.) The divided phase relates to the reign of the caliph Ali.
  Strongholds of the Rashidun Caliphate.
  Vassal states of the Rashidun Caliphate.
  Regions under the control of Muawiyah I during the First Fitna (from 656 CE — 658 CE.)
  Regions under the control of Amr ibn al-As during the First Fitna (from 658 CE — 661 CE.)

Umayyad Caliphate

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Abbasid Caliphate

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Zirid and Hammadid emirates

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Almoravid Empire

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Almohad Caliphate

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Zayyanid Kingdom

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Modern times

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Regency of Algiers

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A map showing the administrative divisions of the Regency of Algiers

Emirate of Abdelkader

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Beylik of Constantine

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French Département of Alger

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Animated map showing both the growth and decline of the French colonial empire from 1550 CE — 2007 CE.
 
A map showing the Allied landings on Algeria during Operation Torch in 1942 CE.

Vichy France

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French Département of Algérie

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Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic

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People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Collins 2000, p. 124
  2. ^ Thomas Hogdkins, Italy and Her Invaders, second edition (Oxford, 1892), vol. 2 pp. 244-248
  3. ^ Collins 2000, pp. 124–125
  4. ^ For an account of the Almohad and Norman conquests of Ifriqiya, see Ibn al-Athir (p.578ff)

Works cited

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  • Collins, Roger (2000). "Vandal Africa, 429–533". The Cambridge Ancient History. Late Antiquity: Empire and Successors, A.D. 425–600. Vol. XIV. Cambridge University Press. pp. 124–126.