French authorities transferred policing powers over Algiers to General Jacques Massu and the 10th Parachute Division. The military campaign used mass arrests, torture, forced disappearance, and extrajudicial killing to dismantle FLN networks. It also subjected the wider population to surveillance and coercion. The term “Battle of Algiers” can obscure the asymmetry between a colonial army and a largely civilian population.
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What authority did General Massu receive on 7 January 1957?
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Historical chronologies date the transfer of police powers to Massu to 7 January 1957.
The transfer of powers to Massu enabled coercive military policing in Algiers.
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The campaign included torture, detention, and forced disappearance.