To step up the offensive, Salan had ordered the "general mobilisation" of the whole French population of Algeria. Special "courts" were set up to "sanction" those refusing to co-operate; a "sanction" generally meant being turned over to Degueldre's Deltas. By the end of February the death toll had risen to 553 for the one month. A grim pall of fear had settled over all Algiers, European and Muslim alike.

QUESTION: The OAS's coercive mobilization and arbitrary 'courts' suggest a brutal civic terror campaign worth examining further for how paramilitary groups maintain civilian compliance.

Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 1563