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Algeria has been seized by a wave of violence since December 1991, which achieved, between 1992 and 1998, the status of virtual civil war - pitching the military-backed regime against a complex, clandestine opposition derived from the country's banned Islamist movement, the Front Islamique du Salut (FIS). Official figures put the number of people killed during this period at 100,000 - or 1,200 deaths a month.

In April 1999, a page was turned with the election of Abdelaziz Bouteflika as president. Hopes rose and violence receded as the new president introduced a limited amnesty for perpetrators and promised further fundamental reforms designed to bring the country's turmoil to an end.

Today, however, those hopes have been largely dashed. Violence is once again on the rise and there is a growing sense of dissatisfaction with the president's performance among members of the Algerian elite and the Algerian military. Algeria's crisis is far from over - and the issues that lie at its heart have not been addressed.

ICG's Algeria reports seek to disentangle and highlight the root causes of the conflict, and advocate practical policy solutions. Key issues include the need to fundamentally restructure and re-legitimise the Algerian state, open up the country's political process, bring the Islamists into the formal political arena and tackle the army's role in politics.




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Latest Reports
Algeria's Economy: The Vicious Circle of Oil and Violence
Report
26 October 2001
The Civil Concord: A Peace Initiative Wasted (Original Version in French)
Report
9 July 2001
La Concorde civile: une initiative de paix manqu�e
Report
9 July 2001
The Algerian Crisis: Not Over Yet
Report
20 October 2000
La crise algerienne n'est pas finie
Report
20 October 2000