The D.P.U.’s loyal Muslim wardens were often assassinated or turned against France

Evidence

But in the long run it was to place the “loyal” Muslim block-wardens in a thoroughly invidious position, often resulting either in their assassination or in the end of their loyalty to France. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 588

Categorization

• XREF: The trap of collaboration for colonized intermediaries recurs across decolonization literature — parallels the fate of other colonial go-betweens. — connects to: The D.P.U. block-warden system produced intelligence but destroyed Muslim loyalists; France armed defector Bellounis into a private Muslim ‘third force’ army; Surveillance block-wardens ultimately lost loyalty or were assassinated (+6 more)

Related

• The D.P.U. block-warden system produced intelligence but destroyed Muslim loyalists (similarity 0.84)
• The first deaths symbolically united a loyal Muslim and a liberal Frenchman. (similarity 0.84)
• Surveillance block-wardens ultimately lost loyalty or were assassinated (similarity 0.83)
• Loyal Muslim caids were alienated by France’s abolition of their system (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Rulers used foreign mercenaries to suppress rebellious subjects #expands (0.30)