Harki (adjective from the Algerian Arabic "ḥarka", standard Arabic "ḥaraka" [حركة], "war party" or "movement", i.e., a group of volunteer militia) is the generic term for native Muslim Algerians who served as auxiliaries alongside the French Army during the Algerian War from 1954 to 1962.

Oct 27, 2021 · Here Middle East Eye takes a look at the history of the Harki community, from its formations during the Algerian War of Independence, to its struggle for recognition in contemporary France.

Aug 22, 2015 · An investigation into Algeria’s Harki community has shed new light on what really happened to the indigenous allies of France, following the French population’s retreat from the country in 1962.

Sep 20, 2021 · President Emmanuel Macron apologized on behalf of the French government on Monday, seeking forgiveness for abandoning 200,000 Algerian fighters after the nation's war of independence despite...

Sep 20, 2021 · More than 200,000 Algerians fought with the French army in the war that pitted Algerian independence fighters against their French colonial masters from 1954 to 1962.

Oct 30, 2019 · The Harkis were Algerian Muslims who volunteered to fight with France in Algeria's war of independence. When the conflict came to an end in 1962 and France abandoned its former colony, thousands...

May 16, 2023 · Called Harkis, over 200,000 Algerians fought with the French army in the bloody eight-year-long war against Algerian resistance fighters from 1954 to 1962. As the war ended, the French government left "loyalist fighters" to fend for themselves, despite earlier promises it …

Auxiliaries of the French Army in Algeria, the harkis saw a painful end to the war of independence, suffering reprisals and being uprooted. Socially and economically marginalised, bearers of a long-concealed memory, the repatriated French Muslims and their descendants have long aspired to greater recognition.

Nov 19, 2021 · France's lower house have voted a bill to provide compensation to harkis – Algerian Muslims who fought alongside France during the Algerian war of independence. The law on reparations, promised...

Nov 7, 2024 · The term “Harki” specifically refers to Algerian Muslims who enlisted as volunteers or conscripts in auxiliary units supporting French military operations against the FLN. Approximately 200,000 to 250,000 Harkis served in various capacities, acting as scouts, interpreters, and combat soldiers.