Operation Jumelles
Part of Algerian War
Date July 1959 - March 1960 Location French Algeria Result French victory
Belligerents
France	FLN
Commanders
Maurice Challe Jacques Faure	Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Casualties and losses
213 killed	2,000 killed

Operation Jumelles (English: Operation Binoculars) was a military operation which was part of the Algerian War‎ in the Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria. It lasted from 22 July 1959 to March 1960. It was fought between the FLN and the French Army.

[edit] Overview

The operations were lead by general Challe himself, assisted by general Faure. The french forces had a double mission of pacification (mainly repression) and combat against the ALN. Over than 2000 ALN soldiers were killed while, the French lost 213 men. The operation resulted in the destruction of the ALN structure in the province.

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