European civilian vigilantes killed more Muslims than the military did after Sétif

Evidence

There now began the grim work of repression. The army, incorporating Senegalese units legendary for their ferocity, subjected suspect Muslim villages to systematic ratissage — literally a “raking-over”, a time-honoured word for “pacifying” operations. This involved a number of summary executions. Of the less accessible mechtas, or Muslim villages, more than forty were bombed by Douglas dive-bombers; while the cruiser Duguay-Trouin lying off in the Gulf of Bougie bombarded the environs of Kerrata at extreme range (and, presumably, comparable inaccuracy). The casualties inflicted by the armed forces were set officially (by the Tubert Commission Report) at 500 to 600, but the numbers of Muslim villagers killed by the more indiscriminate naval and aerial bombardments may well have amounted to more. Nevertheless, the figure seems to have been but a small proportion of the dead accounted for by the vengeful backlash of an outraged and frightened European population. Spontaneously organised vigilantes seized prisoners out of country gaols and lynched them; Muslims found not wearing the white brassards as prescribed by the army were simply despatched on the spot. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 74

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Pied noir vigilantes summarily executed Muslims during the reprisal backlash.; Sétif reprisals killed at least ten Muslims for each European death.; European-led vigilante reprisals killed more Algerians after Sétif than army actions. (+4 more)

Related

• European-led vigilante reprisals killed more Algerians after Sétif than army actions. (similarity 0.95)
• Sétif reprisals killed at least ten Muslims for each European death. (similarity 0.92)
• Pied noir vigilantes summarily executed Muslims during the reprisal backlash. (similarity 0.91)
• Sétif reprisal casualties overkilled Europeans ten to one (similarity 0.82)
• Muslim deaths at Sétif outnumbered European deaths by at least ten to one (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• Sétif reprisal casualties overkilled Europeans ten to one #corroborates (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 75
• Terror attacks spark vigilante violence against perceived Muslims endorsed by state policy #expands (0.50) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 134
• Vigilante murders stem from state-endorsed suspicion of Muslim identity #expands (0.50) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 137
• The D.P.U.’s loyal Muslim wardens were often assassinated or turned against France #qualifies (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 588