FLN

Front de Libération Nationale (National Liberation Front), the Algerian nationalist organization that led the armed struggle for independence from French colonial rule during the Algerian War (1954–1962). It employed guerrilla warfare and terrorism strategically, targeting colonial institutions and personnel, and ultimately achieved Algerian self-determination.

Claims that use this term

• The FLN weighed international opinion when choosing when to use terror
• The FLN execution of three French soldiers detonated the army’s revolt.
• The FLN won self-determination just when it faced military defeat
• The FLN targeted native police to cripple French counterinsurgency.
• The FLN deliberately refused to showcase European participants to avoid colonial-style tokenism
• The FLN committed to total war for full independence, not concessions