France abandoned its Muslim auxiliaries, the harkis, to slaughter

Evidence

But they were more fortunate than the harkis and the other loyal Muslims who fought for France, and who were now abandoned to their fate to be massacred in their thousands by their vengeful brethren. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1619

Categorization

• XREF: The betrayal of the harkis invites comparison with other imperial transitions where local collaborators were left behind — e.g. US allies in Vietnam. — connects to: French critics charged that Evian betrayed loyal Muslim harkis and gave away petroleum.; The Evian Agreements abandoned the harkis to massacre; The D.P.U.’s loyal Muslim wardens were often assassinated or turned against France — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 588 (+1 more)
• SEED: The harkis’ fate is an article-worthy account of the moral cost of decolonization’s clean break — who pays when a colonial power withdraws.

Related

• The Evian Agreements abandoned the harkis to massacre (similarity 0.91)
• French critics charged that Evian betrayed loyal Muslim harkis and gave away petroleum. (similarity 0.90)
• French authorities repatriated anti-French Algerians while abandoning loyal harkis to slaughter (similarity 0.86)
• The Evian peace abandoned up to 150,000 Algerian collaborators to massacre (similarity 0.85)
• Harki recruitment depended on de Gaulle’s implicit guarantee of French permanence (similarity 0.83)
• Harki recruitment depended on France’s pledge never to abandon Algeria (similarity 0.83)
• Loyal Muslim caids were alienated by France’s abolition of their system (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• The D.P.U.’s loyal Muslim wardens were often assassinated or turned against France #corroborates (0.70) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 588