''Who kills who?'' (French: Qui tue qui ?) is a phrase summarizing that "we don't know who is killing who" during the Algerian Civil War. in which the country (between 1991 and 2002) was in an armed conflict between the Algerian government, supported by the People's National Army (ANP), and various armed Islamist groups.
Background The Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) won the first round of the parliamentary elections on December 26, 1991, with 188 seats. The second round, which was expected to give the party a victory, never took place. The elections were annulled on January 11, 1992, by a decision of the military clique of "January generals." A state of emergency was proclaimed on February 9, 1992 and the FIS is dissolved by judicial means on March 4, 1992. Following this military coup, the Islamists initially targeted symbols of the state. Six months after the elections were annulled, Algeria descended into open and indiscriminate violence. Intellectuals, journalists, judges, police officers, ordinary citizens, and foreign nationals were assassinated. These deadly acts of violence were attributed to the Armed Islamic Group (GIA). The army launched major operations to "eradicate" the Islamist groups . Between 1992 and 1998, the war claimed countless lives every day.
Etymology This phrase, popular at the time, remains partly relevant today, used by the lobby in France. to designate the Algerian army as solely responsible for the massacres of civilians. Several books, television documentaries, news sites have been published highlighting the thesis of ''Who kills who?''.Habib Souaïdia, La sale guerre. La Découverte. 2001Abdelkader Tigua et Philippe Lobjois, Contre-espionnage algérien : Notre guerre contre les islamistes. Nouveau Monde. 2008Lounis Aggoun et Jean-Baptiste Rivoire, Françalgérie, crimes et mensonges d'États. La Découverte. 2004Lounis Aggoun : La colonie française en Algérie. Collection Résistances. 2011Lyes Laribi, L'Algérie des Généraux. Max Milo Éditions. 2007Hichem Aboud, La mafia des généraux, Éditions Jean-Claude Lattès, 2002Jean-Baptiste Rivoire, Le crime de Tibhirine, La découverte coll. « Cahiers libres », 22 septembre 2011Nesroulah Yous, Qui a tué à Bentalha ?. La Découverte, 2000Attentats de Paris, enquête sur les commanditaires (, Canal+ 2002) de Jean-Baptiste Rivoire et Romain Icard sur la vague d'attentats commis en France en 1995Bentalha, autopsie d'un massacre. (Envoyé spécial, (France 2), septembre 1999) de Jean-Baptiste Rivoire, Jean-Paul Billault, Thierry Thuillier et Bruno GirodonLe crime de Tibhirine (Spécial Investigation, Canal+), 19 septembre 2011, enquête réalisé par Jean-Baptiste Rivoire)Algeria-Watch, site d'information sur les droits humains en Algérie, très connu pour ses thèses de « qui tue qui? »Le Quotidien d'Algérie, site d'information généraliste « qui tue quiste ? »Mouvement algériens des Officiers libre (MAOL), site des officiers dissidents de l'armée algérienneAl Magharibia TV, chaîne de télévision, fondée par les membres du Front islamique du salut, basée à Londres, tous ses programmes au sujet de la période de la décennie noire reposent sur les thèses de « qui tue qui ? »
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