This is a list of conflicts in Algeria arranged chronologically from ancient to

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times. This list includes both nationwide and international types of war, including (but not limited to) the following: wars of independence,

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, undeclared wars, proxy wars,

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, and world wars. Also listed might be any battle that occurred within the territory of what is today known as the, " People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" but was itself only part of an

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of a campaign of a theater of a war. There may also be periods of violent civil unrest listed, such as:

riots A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targeted ...

, shootouts, spree killings, massacres,

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, and civil wars. The list might also contain episodes of: human sacrifice, mass suicide, massacres, and genocides.

Ancient times

Carthaginian Empire

*264 BCE — 146 BCE

Punic Wars The Punic Wars were a series of wars between 264 and 146BC fought between Roman Republic, Rome and Ancient Carthage, Carthage. Three conflicts between these states took place on both land and sea across the western Mediterranean region and i ...

Kingdom of Numidia

*112 BCE — 106 BCE Jugurthine War **111 BCE — 104 BCE

Battle of Thala The siege of Thala, part of the Jugurthine War, was an investment of the Numidian town of Thala by a Roman army. The Romans were commanded by the proconsul Quintus Caecilius Metellus, the Thalans by an unknown Numidian commander. The Romans main ...

**110 BCE

Battle of Suthul The Battle of Suthul was an episode of the Jugurthine War. The battle was fought in 110 BC between the Roman force led by the legate Aulus Postumius Albinus and the army of Numidia, led by King Jugurtha. In 110 BC, the consul Spurius Postumius ...

**108 BCE Battle of the Muthul

Roman province of Africa

*May 430 CE The Vandal Kingdom laid siege to the walled city of

Hippo Regius Hippo Regius (also known as Hippo or Hippone) is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba, Algeria. It historically served as an important city for the Phoenicians, Berbers, Romans, and Vandals. Hippo was the capital city of the Vandal King ...

. *October 431 CE

fell to the Vandals. *439 CE Genseric chose to break the treaty between the Vandals and the Roman Empire when he invaded the province of Africa Proconsularis.

Medieval times

Vandal Kingdom

*June 533 CE — March 534 CE Vandalic War

Byzantine Praetorian prefecture of Africa

*534 CE — 577 CE The Moorish Wars **534 CE First Moorish Uprising **544 CE Second Moorish Uprising

Byzantine Exarchate of Africa

*647 CE — 709 CE

Muslim conquest of North Africa The Muslim conquest of the Maghreb ( ar, الْفَتْحُ الإسلَامِيُّ لِلْمَغرِب) continued the century of rapid Muslim conquests following the death of Muhammad in 632 and into the Byzantine-controlled territories of ...

Rashidun Caliphate

*647 CE — 709 CE

*656 CE — 661 CE

First Fitna The First Fitna ( ar, فتنة مقتل عثمان, fitnat maqtal ʻUthmān, strife/sedition of the killing of Uthman) was the first civil war in the Islamic community. It led to the overthrow of the Rashidun Caliphate and the establishment of ...

Umayyad Caliphate

*680 CE — 692 CE

Second Fitna The Second Fitna was a period of general political and military disorder and civil war in the Islamic community during the early Umayyad Caliphate., meaning trial or temptation) occurs in the Qur'an in the sense of test of faith of the believer ...

*744 CE — 746 CE Third Fitna

Abbasid Caliphate

*809 CE — 827 CE Fourth Fitna

Zirid and Hammadid emirates

* Hilalian invasion of North Africa

Almoravid Empire

*1053 CE — 1080 CE Almoravid conquest of Northern Africa

Almohad Caliphate

*1160 CE All of

Ifriqiya Ifriqiya ( '), also known as al-Maghrib al-Adna ( ar, المغرب الأدنى), was a medieval historical region comprising today's Tunisia and eastern Algeria, and Tripolitania (today's western Libya). It included all of what had previously ...

was conquered and annexed by the

Almohad Caliphate The Almohad Caliphate (; ar, خِلَافَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or or from ar, ٱلْمُوَحِّدُونَ, translit=al-Muwaḥḥidūn, lit=those who profess the Tawhid, unity of God) was a North African Berbers, Berber M ...

.For an account of the Almohad and Norman conquests of Ifriqiya, see Ibn al-Athir
p.578ff

Zayyanid Kingdom

* 1235 CE — 1248 CE Zayyanid–Almohad wars * 1299 CE — 1307 Siege of Tlemcen * 1313 CE Zayyanid conquest of

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

* 1326 CE Siege of Bejaia * 1329 CE Battle of Er Rias and

Conquest Conquest is the act of military subjugation of an enemy by force of arms. Military history provides many examples of conquest: the Roman conquest of Britain, the Mauryan conquest of Afghanistan and of vast areas of the Indian subcontinent, t ...

* 1335 CE — 1337 CE Siege of Tlemcen * 1366 CE Béjaïa expedition * 1501 CE

Battle of Mers-el-Kébir (1501) The Battle of Mers-el-Kébir occurred in the year 1501 and was a failed attempt to capture Mers-el-Kébir by the Portuguese.Capture of Mers-el-Kébir by Spain * 1507 CE

Battle of Mers-el-Kébir (1507) The Battle of Mers-el-Kébir was a battle between the Spanish Empire, and the native Kingdom of Tlemcen, near, and around Mers-el-Kébir Background The city of Mers-el-Kébir was captured by Spanish forces in 1505 in an effort to stop Barb ...

* 1509 CE Spanish conquest of Oran * 1510 CE Siege of Algiers * 1510 CE Siege of Mostaganem * 1518 CE Campaign of Tlemcen (1518) * 1535 CE Spanish expedition to Tlemcen (1535) * 1543 CE Spanish Campaign to Tlemcen and Abu Zayyan III reconquest * 1551 CE

Campaign of Tlemcen (1551) The Campaign of Tlemcen (1551) was a military operation led by the Regency of Algiers under Hasan Pasha and his ally Abdelaziz, following the capture of Tlemcen by the Saadi Sultanate in June 1550. Background In 1545, the Saadians allied themse ...

* 1557 CE Campaign of Tlemcen (1557)

Modern times

Regency of Algiers

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* 1516 CE Capture of Algiers * 1518 CE

Fall of Tlemcen The Fall of Tlemcen occurred in 1518, when the Ottoman admiral Oruç Barbarossa captured the city of Tlemcen from its sultan, Abu Zayan, the last member of the Banu Zayan lineage."The town of Tenes fell into the hands of the brothers, with an ...

* 1529 CE Capture of the Peñón of Algiers * 1541 CE Algiers expedition (1541) * * 1552 CE Tuggurt Expedition * 1556 CE Siege of Oran * * 1558 CE Expedition to Mostaganem * 1563 CE Siege of oran * 1563 CE Sieges Mers El Kébir * 1627 CE Tunisian-Algerian war *1664 CE

Djidjelli expedition The Djidjelli expedition was a 1664 military expedition by Louis XIV to seize the port of Djidjelli and establish a naval base against the Berber corsairs. There was a disagreement among the leaders of the expedition as to what its objectives sho ...

*1681 CE — 1688 CE French-Algerian War 1681–88 * Conflicts between Hadj Chabane and Moulay Ismael **1692 CE

Battle of Moulouya The Battle of Moulouya took place in may 1692 at a ford on the Moulouya River, Moulouya river in Morocco. It was fought between the armies of the Alaouite dynasty, Alaouite Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif , Moulay Ismail and those of the Dey, Dey of Algi ...

**1693 CE Siege of Oran *1699 CE — 1702 CE Maghrebi war **1699 CE — 1700 CE Mascara campaign (1699-1700) **1699 CE — 1700 CE

Constantine campaign (1699-1700) Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I *Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...

**1700 CE

Battle of Jouami' al-Ulama The Battle of Jouami' al-Ulama took place on 3 October 1700 near Sétif, Algeria. It was fought between the armies of the Bey of Tunis Murad III and those of the Deylik of Algiers commanded by the Dey Hadj Mustapha,André Raymond, ''Tunis sous ...

**1701 CE

Battle of Chelif The Battle of Chelif or Battle of Djidouia took place on 28 April 1701 on the banks of the Chelif River. It was fought between the armies of the Alaouite Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif and those of the Regency of Algiers commanded by the Bey of Mascar ...

*1705 CE Algerian-Tunisian War *1707 CE Oran Expedition *1707 — 1708 CE Siege of Oran *1732 CE Conquest of oran *1735 CE Algerian-Tunisian War *1756 CE Algerian-Tunisian war *1769 CE — 1772 CE Danish-Algerian War *1775 CE — 1785 CE Spanish-Algerian war **1775 CE Invasion of Algiers **1783 CE Bombardment of Algiers **1784 CE Bombardment of Algiers *1790 CE — 1792 CE Siege of Oran *1807 CE Algerian-Tunisian war *1815 CE Second Barbary Wars *1816 CE Bombardment of Algiers *1830 CE Invasion of Algiers ** Disembarkement at Sidi Fredj **

Battle of Staouéli A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

** Battle of Sidi Khalef ** Siege of Bordj Moulay Hassan

Emirate of Abdelkader

*1832 CE Battle of Kheng Nettah *1835 CE

Battle of Sig In the Battle of Sig (26-27 June 1835), French forces, assisted by the Douair and Smela tribes, fought the Algerian resistance led by Emir Abdelkader in the forest of Moulay-Ismaël near Sig for 2 days. Unable to resist the Algerian assault, th ...

, Battle of Macta, Battle of Mascara *1836 CE Battle of Habrah, Battle of Tlemcen,

Battle of Sikkak A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

*1837 CE Battle of Reghaia,

Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha The Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha in May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria, pitted the troupes coloniales under Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg against the troops of ''Beni Aïcha'' of the ''Igawawen''. Historical Contex ...

First Battle of Boudouaou The First Battle of Boudouaou in 25–26 May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria, pitted the troupes coloniales under Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg against the troops of Kabylia of the ''Igawawen''. Historical Context When Emi ...

, Battle of Somah, Battle of Dellys *1839 CE Battle of Mitijda *1840 CE

Battle of Mazagran The Battle of Mazagran was a combat between Arab and Berber forces against French troops during the French conquest of Algeria. The small French contingent, holed up in a fortification at Mazagran, near the port city of Mostaganem, withstood sev ...

*1842 CE

Battle of Beni Mered The Battle of Beni Mered took place in April 1842 between the French forces and the Algerian resistance from southern Algiers (Boufarik to Beni Mered in Blida Province). The French had established a military reserve camp around the town of Beni M ...

*1843 CE Battle of Smala *1844 CE Second Battle of Dellys *1845 CE

Battle of Sidi Brahim The Battle of Sidi Brahim was a battle at Sidi Brahim in French Algeria between the troops of Abdelkader El Djezairi and French troops under Lieutenant-Colonel Lucien de Montagnac from 22 to 25 September 1845. The French force was made up of th ...

*1846 CE Battle of Issers *1847 CE

Battle of Oued Aslaf The battle of Oued Aslaf occurred in the year 1847 following the Treaty of Tangiers. It was a battle between the Alaouite Dynasty of Morocco which was then ruled by Moulay Abd al-Rahman against the Emirate of Abdelkader. Background Emir Abdelkade ...

, Battle of Argueddin

Beylik of Constantine

*1832 CE Battle of Bône *1833 CE 1st Battle of Bejaia *1835 CE 2nd Battle of Bejaia *1836 CE

Battle of Constantine The aim of the 1836 Battle of Constantine was to conquer the Algerian city of Constantine; the attack was a French failure.North Africa, Revised Edition: A History from Antiquity to the Present - Phillip C. NayloCitation/ref> The expedition ...

*1837 CE

Siege of Constantine The 1837 siege of Constantine was decided by Louis Philippe I and the head of his government, Count Molé in the summer of 1837. At the time, during the consolidation of the July Monarchy and recovery economic prosperity, the king was considerin ...

*1842 CE Battle of Ain Roumel *1842 CE Battle of Djbel Bou Taleb

French Département of Alger

*1830 CE — 1903 CE

French conquest of Algeria The French invasion of Algeria (; ) took place between 1830 and 1903. In 1827, an argument between Hussein Dey, the ruler of the Deylik of Algiers, and the French consul escalated into a blockade, following which the July Monarchy of France inva ...

*1850 CE –- 1871 CE Taiping Rebellion *1851 CE

Bombardment of Salé The Bombardment of Salé was a French naval attack against the Moroccan city of Salé that took place between 26 and 27 November 1851. After seven hours of fighting, the Moroccan artillery suffered severe damage, and the French bombarded the ...

*1853 CE –- 1856 CE Crimean War *1871 CE Mokrani revolt *1881 CE French conquest of Tunisia OPERATION-TORCH-OVERVIEW

Vichy France

*1 September 1939 CE — 2 September 1945 CE Second World War **10 June 1940 CE — 2 May 1945 CE

Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II The Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War. The vast size of the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre saw interconnected naval, land, and air campaigns fought for control of the Medit ...

***10 June 1940 CE — 13 May 1943 CE North African Campaign ****8 November 1942 CE — 16 November 1942 CE

Operation Torch Operation Torch (8 November 1942 – Run for Tunis, 16 November 1942) was an Allies of World War II, Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. Torch was a compromise operation that met the British objective of secu ...

*****8 November 1942 Operation Reservist *****8 November 1942

Operation Terminal Operation Terminal was an Allied operation during World War II. Part of Operation Torch (the Allied invasion of French North Africa, 8 November 1942) it involved a direct landing of infantry into the Vichy French port of Algiers with the intention ...

*8 May 1945 CE Sétif and Guelma massacre

French Département of Algérie

*1 November 1, 1954 CE — 19 March 1962 CE Algerian War of Independence **1 November 1954 CE

Toussaint Rouge (, "Red All Saints' Day"), also known as ("Bloody All-Saints' Day") is the name given to a series of 70 attacks committed by militant members of the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) that took place on 1 November 1954—the Catholic fes ...

**18 January 1955 CE

Battle of Douar Souadek The Battle of Douar Souadek, or Battle of Boukerker, was a military engagement between the French Army, and the ALN. Background In the early morning hours of 1 November 1954, FLN ''maquisards'' (guerrillas) attacked military and civilian targe ...

**18 January – 24 February 1955 CE

Operation Véronique Operation Véronique was an unsuccessful military operation undertaken by the French Army during the Algerian War in the hope of eradicating the FLN. Background The Algerian War after the Toussaint Rouge terror attacks, was centred on the Aur� ...

**September 1955 CE First battle of El Djorf **20 August 1955 CE

Battle of Philippeville The Battle of Philippeville, also known as the Philippeville massacre or the August Offensive was a series of raids launched on 20 August 1955 on various cities and towns of the Constantine region by FLN insurgents and armed mobs during ...

**April 1956 CE — 1 October 1956 CE

Operation Blue Bird Operation Blue Bird was a mission carried out by France's foreign intelligence service, the SDECE, in 1956 during the second year of the Algerian War of Independence. Its aim was to turn several hundred Kabyle people against the Algerian resi ...

**30 September 1956 CE — 24 September 1957 CE Battle of Algiers **23 May 1957 CE — 25 May 1957 CE

Battle of Agounennda The Battle of Agounennda was an engagement of the Algerian War fought from the 23–25 May 1957 between the French 3rd Colonial Parachute Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Marcel Bigeard and FLN’s Commando 41 (‘Ali Khodja’) under Si Azz ...

** 4–12 August 1957 Battle of Bouzegza **21 january 1958 – 28 May 1958

Battle of the borders (Algerian war) The battle of the borders, was a group of military operations initiated mainly on the Algeria-Tunisia border during the Algerian war, from 21 January to 28 May 1958, by the paratrooper units of the French army against the attacks, and bombardmen ...

Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic

*1 November 1954 CE — 19 March 1962 CE Algerian War of Independence **13 May 1958 CE Crisis ** 28–31 May 1958 CE Battle of Bab el Bekkouche **July 1959 CE — March 1960 CE Operation Jumelles **21 April 1961 CE — 26 April 1961 CE

Algiers putsch The Algiers putsch (french: Putsch d'Alger or ), also known as the Generals' putsch (''Putsch des généraux''), was a failed coup d'état intended to force President of France, French President Charles de Gaulle not to abandon French Algeria, ...

**23 March 1962 CE — 6 April 1962 CE

Battle of Bab El Oued The Battle of Bab el Oued (french: link=no, Bataille de Bab el Oued) was a violent confrontation which occurred during the latter stages of the Algerian War (1954–1962) between the French Army and the Organisation armée secrète (OAS) which o ...

People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

*October 1963 CE Sand War *1980 CE Berber Spring *October 1988 CE

Riots A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targeted ...

*26 December 1991 CE — February 2002 CE

Algerian Civil War The Algerian Civil War ( ar, rtl=yes, الْحَرْبُ الْأَهْلِيَّةُ الجَزَائِرِيَّةُ, al-Ḥarb al-ʾAhlīyah al-Jazāʾirīyah) was a civil war in Algeria fought between the Algerian government and various Is ...

**3 April 1997 CE — 4 April 1997 CE

Thalit massacre The Thalit massacre took place in Thalit village (Médéa, near Ksar el Boukhari), some 70 km from Algiers, on April 3–4, 1997. Fifty-two out of the 53 inhabitants were killed by having their throats cut. The homes of the villagers were ...

**22 April 1997 CE

Haouch Khemisti massacre The Haouch Khemisti massacre took place before dawn on April 22, 1997 in the Algerian village of Haouch Mokhfi Khemisti (also spelled Boughelef Khemisti, Haouch Boughlef-Khemisti, Haouch Boukhelef-Khemisti, Haouch Boughfi el-Khemisti, Haouch Bough ...

**16 June 1997 CE

Daïat Labguer (M'sila) Massacre The Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre took place on June 16, 1997, less than two weeks after parliamentary elections, in the hamlet of Daïat Labguer (M'sila) (also spelled Dairat Labguar, Dairat Lebguar, Daïat Labguer, Daïret Lebguer, Dairet L ...

**27 July 1997 CE

Si Zerrouk massacre The Si Zerrouk massacre took place in the Si Zerrouk neighborhood in the south of Larbaa, Blida, Larbaa in Algeria on 27 July 1997. About 50 people were killed. Background In 1997, Algeria was at the peak of a civil conflict that had begun aft ...

**3 August 1997 CE

Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre The Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre took place on 3 August 1997 in two villages near Arib in the ''wilaya'' of Ain Defla, Algeria. Guerrillas killed 40-76 civilians. Algeria-Watch's timeline describes them as strange guerrillas with shaven h ...

**20 August 1997 CE — August 21, 1,997 CE

Souhane massacre The largest of the Souhane massacres took place in the small mountain town of Souhane (about 25 km south of Algiers, between Larbaa and Tablat) on 20–21 August 1997. 64 people were killed, and 15 women kidnapped; the resulting terror p ...

**26 August 1997 CE

Beni Ali massacre The Beni Ali massacre took place in the mountain hamlet of Beni Ali, south of Algiers near Chrea, on 26 August 1997. Sixty-four (according to ''The New York Times'' and CNN) or 100 people (according to Amnesty International) were killed. T ...

**28 August 1997 CE

Rais massacre The Rais massacre, of August 29, 1997, was one of Algeria's bloodiest massacres of the 1990s. It took place at the village of Rais, near Sidi Moussa and south of Algiers. The initial official death toll was 98 people killed and 120 wounded; CN ...

**5 September 1997 CE - 6 September 1997 CE

Beni Messous massacre The Beni Messous massacre took place on the night of September 5, 1997, in Sidi Youssef, an outlying neighborhood of the town of Beni Messous. At least 84 people were killed. Background In 1997, Algeria was at the peak of a brutal civil confl ...

**19 September 1997 CE — 20 September 1997 CE

Guelb El-Kebir massacre The Guelb El-Kebir massacre took place in the village of Guelb el-Kebir, near Beni Slimane, in the Algerian province of Medea, on 20 September 1997. 53 people were killed by attackers that were not immediately identified, though the attack was ...

**22 September 1997 CE — 23 September 1997 CE

Bentalha massacre At the village of Bentalha ( ar, بن طلحة), south of Algiers, on the night of 22–23 September 1997, more than 200 villagers (according to Amnesty International) were killed by armed guerrillas. The number of deaths reported ranged fro ...

**23 December 1997 CE — 24 December 1997 CE Sid El-Antri massacre **30 December 1997 CE Wilaya of Relizane massacres *11 April 2002 CE — ''Present'' Insurgency in the Maghreb **16–19 January 2013 CE

In Amenas hostage crisis The In Amenas hostage crisis began on 16 January 2013, when al-Qaeda-linked terrorists affiliated with a brigade led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar took expat hostages at the Tigantourine gas facility near In Amenas, Algeria. One of Belmokhtar's senior ...

*28 December 2010 CE — 10 January 2012 CE Algerian protests

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