Who are Algeria's Harkis?

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Algeria’s war of independence left enduring hostility towards the Harkis, Algerians who fought on the side of the French. Rachid Sekkai of BBC Arabic, Algerian himself, has been in Paris to meet Harkis and hear their stories. Image: Harki veterans at The Invalides ceremony, marking national day of homage to the Harkis. Paris 2018. Credit: Phillipe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images