Corsican conflict
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The Corsican conflict is an armed and political conflict on the island of Corsica which began in 1976 between the government of France and Corsican nationalist militant groups. Beginning in the 1970s, the Corsican conflict peaked in the 1980s before Corsican nationalist groups and the French government reached a truce in 2016. It is currently ongoing following the 2022 Corsica unrest.
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Belligerents | |||||||
Anti-separatist paramilitaries
Criminal groups |
Corsican nationalist paramilitaries: A Cuncolta Naziunalista (ACN) (1987-1998) Armata di U Populu Corsu (APC) (2004-2006) Armata Corsa (AC) (1999-2001) Resistenza (1989-2003) | ||||||
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2,800+ Police and Gendarmeries,[2] and 1,300 Soldiers (of the FFL, by Calvi) | 300–1,000 members | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
14 killed | Several arrested | ||||||
+140 deaths[3] |
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