formed in one thousand nine hundred four the ogaden national liberation front or n.l.f. as it's known here had been fighting for the rights of ethnic somalis living in this town ethiopia to self-determination including the option of a session. in two thousand seventy three zero pm forces which the large scale offensive against the group of states fight as a talk to chinese run oil facility in the region killing seventy four people they feel pm parliament just a few months ago removed the good and national liberation front from its list of banned organizations a spot of prime minister ahmed program of political reforms the prime minister who took power last april is presiding over a push to shake this notion of one hundred million people from decades of security to obsessed rule. its u.p.s. breck nick diplomatic soul with arrival at a trail since last year also helped transform the at a trend government from a chief sponsor in the fight is to a mediator with the group's leadership is now walking montanna get into a political party with the hope of taking part in the elect

to visit the headquarters of the military wing of the liberation front. as. the chief of staff isn't in uniform a sign perhaps of the shift from armed struggle to political action and responsibility. we ask what might happen if the project of autonomy doesn't go well . then maybe they. are people are they a saudi leads us by our creativity did a lot of people really become diminished the time that the isis was bombed that his station. all the followers of the will go in for their good will and that they prayed and become bigger. says. the liberation front has a lot of support among the muslim world poor many believe their ancestors were victims of a historical injustice committed by christians the spanish an american colonists and the philippine government in manila. the prospect of autonomy and peace has given the people here new hope. the m. f. says it will disarm up to thirty thousand fighters once autonomy for the muslim majority region is implemented. what they have not been based that this quickly and then we will not. decommission our forces and we wil

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formed in one thousand nine hundred four the organ in national liberation front or n.l.f. as it's known here had been fighting for the rights of ethnic somalis living in this than ethiopia to self-determination including the option of a session. in two thousand seventy three zero pm forces which the large scale offensive against the group of states fighters attacked a chinese run oil facility in the region killing seventy four people they feel pm parliament just a few months ago removed the good and national liberation front from its list of banned organizations a spot of prime minister ahmed programme of political reforms the prime minister who took power last april is presiding over a push to shake this nation of one hundred million people from decades of security ops us through. it's the o.p.'s breck nick diplomatic full with former rival and a trail since last year also helped transform the at a trend government from a chief sponsor fights to a mediator. the group's leadership is now walking one ton to get into a political party with the hope of taking part in the elec

in more recent yea rs, liberation front. in more recent years , eve n liberation front.eration front. in more recent years, even senior members of the country's literary and intelligence services were quietly sidelined. the man who once said he would not accept being the quarters of president spent his last years in a wheelchair after a stroke in 2013. ra rely wheelchair after a stroke in 2013. rarely appearing in public and feeling fierce debate over who was really in charge. despite this, he was put forward as a candidate for a fifth term in office 2019. this sparked massive and rare public protest, challenging the prospect and the ruling party's group on algeria. whether by design or circumstance, this man managed to survive algeria's tumultuous history but the 2011 upheaval in neighbouring countries that toppled long serving heads of state. however unlikely it seemed in his final yea rs unlikely it seemed in his final years at the helm. we will have more than that later in the programme and you can keep up—to—date any time with the reaction in algeria to the reaction

formed in one thousand nine hundred four that got in national liberation front or n.l.f. as it's known here had been fighting for the rights of ethnic somalis living in this than ethiopia to self-determination including the option of a session. in two thousand seventy three zero pm forces which the large scale offensive against the group of states fight as a talk to chinese run oil facility in the region killing seventy four people they feel pm parliament just a few months ago removed the good and national liberation front from its list of banned organizations a spot of prime minister ahmed program of political reforms the prime minister who took power last april is presiding over a push to shake this notion of one hundred million people from decades of security ops us through. its u.p.s. brick nick diplomatic full with arrival at a trail since last year also helped transform the at a train government from a chief sponsor in the fight is to a mediator with the group's leadership is now walking montanna get into a political party with the hope of taking part in elections n

formed in one thousand nine hundred four the organ in national liberation front or n.l.f. as it's known here had been fighting for the rights of ethnic somalis living in this than ethiopia to self-determination including the option of a session. in two thousand seventy three zero pm forces which the large scale offensive against the group of states fighters attacked a chinese run oil facility in the region killing seventy four people they theo pm parliament just a few months ago removed the good and national liberation front from its list of banned organizations a spot of prime minister ahmed programme of political reforms the prime minister who took power last april is presiding over a push to shake this nation of one hundred million people from decades of security ops us through. diplomatic with the trail. also helped transform the train government. to a mediator. the group's leadership is now walking montanna get into a political party with the hope of taking part in the elections next year so we have to bring unity among all people who have to bring in. we have to beli

we are on patrol with the largest muslim rabid group in mindanao the moro islamic liberation front or m.i.l.f. for decades they fought for independence tens of thousands were killed. but since the self-proclaimed islamic state burst onto the scene in two thousand and seventeen the muslim rebels have joined forces with the philippine army both sides feel threatened by us fight as. the muslim minority strongly supports the m.i.l.f. only five percent of filipinos are muslims and almost all live in mindanao their areas are among the poorest in the philippines many here blame the christian majority government for their plight. we visit the military headquarters of the m.i.l.f. the government needs the rabbit support to secure a peace and to fight terror president rodrigue has promised them a far reaching autonomy is. the chief of staff isn't in uniform a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics the m.i.l.f. has seen defectors joining i as we ask him what might happen if the autonomy project goes. people really become diminished. by. all. the will. there. he tells us that they

liberation front they told us we trust his sincerity and i'm sure if you us many other people that's something they would not sign referring to president to territory now you were there you were filming of course in mindanao and and also. like how difficult of a task was that well when we were filming in morocco obviously allowed to move freely it's still a military exclusion zone so there were always soldiers by outside and they determined where we could go and what we could phone and how long we could state equally if we joined the rebels like you saw that they took us on for told patrol obviously it was a program they designed for us and also then their territory they basically decided what we could film and how long we could stay but other than that we thought people were really friendly very easy to talk to but of course there is that threat and we were never quite sure. now the philippines it doesn't seem to be getting as much attention as the battle against the so-called islamic state in syria and iraq itself or other countries joining in this effort at all is there an attenti

we are on patrol with the largest muslim rabbit group in mindanao the moro islamic liberation front or m.i.l.f. for decades they fought for independence tens of thousands were killed. but since the self-proclaimed islamic state burst onto the scene in two thousand and seventeen the muslim rebels have joined forces with the philippine army both sides feel threatened by us fight has now laying low for. the muslim minority strongly supports the m.i.l.f. only five percent of filipinos are muslims and almost all live in mindanao the areas are among the poorest in the philippines many here blame the christian majority government for their plight. we visit the military headquarters of the m.i.l.f. the government needs the rabbit support to secure a peace and to fight terror president rodrigue has promised them a far reaching autonomy. the chief of staff isn't in uniform a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics the m.i.l.f. has seen defectors joining i as we ask him what might happen if the autonomy project goes badly i would or could be really did a lot of people really become

these men for the old good in national liberation front which the three declared conflict in the east and its your peer. group recently signed a peace deal with the government. up to two thousand flights. and are preparing for reintegration into society so. i'm happy that the people of this.

abdelaziz bouteflika had been a member of the national liberation front the f.l.n. for two decades he played a prominent role in the fight against colonial french rule put a flick it was born in morocco in one nine hundred thirty seven he got into politics early inspired by algerian revolutionary and later president wary the media and when i'll jury again the independents in one thousand nine hundred sixty two beautifully became ministers the youth sports and tourism he went on to work for many years as foreign minister in one thousand nine hundred eighty one he was ousted from the f.l.n. and went into exile when he returned in one thousand nine hundred ninety he was again given a leading role. in one thousand nine hundred nine beautifully who was elected president to this day it remains unclear if the military had an influence on the vote he had a reputation for being a strong but flexible leader the former military officer pushed for an end to the country's decade long bloody civil war which killed some two hundred thousand people one of his greatest successes was

he's a member of the national , a party democracy closely allied with the liberation front. he occupied a number of high-profile roles, taking on the presesidency o of the coun's lower hohouse of parliament in 1997. he's been continually reelected as the leader of the upper house since 2002. loyalistsweeks, turning their backs on the as thent, he has to leader -- he is expected to take on the role of interim president. they will have 90 days to hold new elections. it's a move that is unlikely to appease protesters who've been calling for an overhaul of the establishment he represents. >> attention will soon shift to how they run the country -- an investigation has been opened. haveominent businessmen had their passports seized, accused of embezzling large sums abroad. >> people call them algerian oligarchchs. 12 businessmen who control five of the country's most vital companies. they been banned from leaving the country -- private jets are no longer allowed to take off from the airport in algiers. they have strong ties with the outgoing president's brother. his closest ally,

. >> by the mid-1970's, president bouteflika had been part of the national liberation front for two decades. he was born in morocco in 1937. he got into politics early, inspired by a year of his. when algeria and independence in 1962, bouteflika became minister for youth sport anand tourism. he became foreign minister. when he returned in 1999, he was given a leading rolole -- 1989,e was given a leading role. in 1999, he was elected president. it is unclear if the military had a role. he put an end to the civil war that killed some 200,000 people. one of his greatest successes was granting amnesty to rebel forces. algeria then went through a. -- through a time span of peace. was criticized as being a puppet of the military. he saw to rebuild ties with france. and, with the rest of the world. he was accused of human rights violationsnd his har response tdomestic terrorist attacks that had also claime the lives of foreign nationals. but bouteflika also showed foresight. he declared democratic reforms during the arab spring uprisings of 2011. he was rewarded for his actions in 2014 by being el

. >> we are on patrol with the moral islamic liberation front. for decades, they fought for independence. tens of thousands were killed. but since the south proclaimed islamic state -- the self-proclaimed islamic state burst onto the scene, muslim rebebels have joinined forces wh e phililippinermy. both sides feel threatened by i.s. fighters now laying low. the muslim minority strongly supports the milf. only 35 percent of filipinos are muslims in almost all live in mindanao. their areas are among the poorest in the philippines. many blame the christian majority government or their plight. we visit the military headquarters of milf.. the government needs their support to fight terror. president has promised them far-reachingng autonomy. the chief of staff is not in uniform, a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics. we asked w what migight h happef the untitimely project goes bad. >> isis will convince all the powers of milf to join their group. at that time, the threat will become bigger. >> he tells us they will disarm up to 30,00

we are on patrol with the largest muslim rabbit group in mindanao the moro islamic liberation front or m.i.l.f. for decades they fought for independence tens of thousands were killed. but since the self-proclaimed islamic state burst onto the scene in two thousand and seventeen the muslim rebels have joined forces with the philippine army both sides feel threatened by us fight has now laying low. the muslim minority strongly supports the m.i.l.f. only five percent of filipinos are muslims and almost all live in mindanao or the areas are among the poorest in the philippines many here blame the christian majority got the men for their plight. we visit the military headquarters of the m.i.l.f. the government meets the rabbits support to secure a peace and to fight terror president rhodri go to tara to has promised them a far reaching autonomy these schools are. the chief of staff isn't in uniform a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics the m.i.l.f. has seen defectors joining i as we ask him what might happen if the autonomy project goes badly our credibility daughter peopl

any political opponent that could replace the president or his political party, the national liberation fronteven senior members of the country's military and intelligence services were quietly sidelined. the man who once said he would not accept being "three quarters a president" spent his last years in a wheelchair, after a stroke in 2013, rarely appearing in public and fuelling fierce debate over who was really in charge. despite this, he was put forward as a candidate for a fifth term in office in 2019. this sparked massive and rare public protests, challenging that prospect and the ruling party's grip on algeria. whether by design or circumstance, this man managed to survive algeria's tumultuous history and the 2011 upheaval in neighbouring countries, that toppled long serving heads of state, however unlikely it seemed in his final years at the helm. rana jawad, bbc news. and that story in algeria is very much on the move. you can keep up to date with the reaction in algeria to president bouteflika's resignation on the bbc website. you'll find features there on how history wll view his 2