war of independence

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The Algerian war of independence was the last conflict fought by French conscripts, with more than 12,000 killed.

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The violations committed by French forces during the war of independence cast a long shadow in Algeria.

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It was the worst violence Bangladesh had seen since its 1971 war of independence.

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Thompson staged another huge show at the start of August in Krajina, the stronghold of Croatian Serbs during the war of independence.

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That performance was part of the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of Operation Storm – the military battle which ended Croatia's war of independence from Yugoslavia in the 1990s, but which also displaced hundreds of thousands of Serbs.

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