France’s junior minister for veterans’ affairs has raised the idea of working on a foundation for harkis, the Algerian Muslims who fought for the French armed forces during the Algerian war of independence, and whose family members and descendants were forced to live in squalid conditions when they came to France.
Speaking on the annual day of recognition for Harkis, Patricia Mirallès said Monday that she would task the general inspectorate of the French Armed Forces with creating a plan for a foundation for the Algerian soldiers who were essentially abandoned once they were transferred to France after Algeria’s independence - often left in transit camps to live in terrible conditions.
