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The Islamist shadow hangs over the Algerian Hirak

2021-04-11T19:22:46.625Z


DECRYPTION - The part taken by former members of the Islamic Salvation Front, dissolved in 1992, in the protest movement, divides opponents of the regime.


“The left and the Islamists are fantasizing about a Tunisian transition, in which the Islamists could take power.

But Algeria is not Tunisia. ”

Hakim, 47, civil servant, does not hide his anger.

He no longer even wants to go and demonstrate on Fridays in these marches where he

"no longer finds (his) place".

In recent weeks, an old problem - whether or not to discuss with the toughest wings of political Islamism, not authorized in Algeria - has undermined the ranks of the Hirak (popular anti-power movement).

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At the heart of the controversy: Rachad.

This movement created in Europe in 2007 brings together opponents in exile, in particular former executives of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), dissolved in 1992, at the origin of the insurgency which plunged Algeria into ten years of war. civil.

One of its figures, the former diplomat installed in London Larbi Zitout, has been increasing calls on the internet for several months to push the Hirak towards escalation,

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Source: lefigaro

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