Operation Jumelles

Operation Jumelles
	Part of Algerian War
Date	July 1959 – March 1960
Location	French Algeria
Result	French victory
Belligerents
France	FLN
Commanders and leaders
Maurice Challe; Jacques Faure	Abderrahmane Mira Mokrane Oulhadj
Strength
60 000	12 000

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

Overview

The first phase of the operation was called Pelvoux, and was fought between July 22nd and August 9th. French marines led by the captain of the Sanguinetti frigate entered the Akfadou forest.

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