▁is ▁controvers ial . ▁" Bas que ▁conflict " ▁is ▁preferred ▁by ▁Bas que ▁national ist ▁groups , ▁including ▁those ▁opposed ▁to ▁E TA ▁violence . ▁O thers , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Bas que ▁academ ics ▁and ▁histor ians ▁commission ed ▁to ▁draft ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁by ▁the ▁Bas que ▁government , ▁reject ▁the ▁term , ▁seeing ▁it ▁as ▁legit imate ▁state ▁ag encies ▁fighting ▁a ▁terror ist ▁group ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁death s . ▁ ▁The ▁conflict ▁had ▁both ▁political ▁and ▁military ▁dimensions . ▁Its ▁participants ▁included ▁polit icians ▁and ▁political ▁activ ists ▁on ▁both ▁sides , ▁the ▁a bert z ale ▁left ▁( Bas que ▁national ist ▁left ) ▁and ▁the ▁Spanish ▁government , ▁and ▁the ▁security ▁forces ▁of ▁Spain ▁and ▁France ▁fighting ▁against ▁E TA ▁and ▁other ▁small ▁organizations , ▁usually ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁k ale ▁bor ro ka ▁( Bas que ▁youth ▁gu err illa ▁violence ). ▁Far - right ▁par amil it ary ▁groups ▁fighting ▁against ▁E TA ▁were ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁debate ▁on ▁Bas que ▁independence ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁armed ▁conflict ▁did ▁not ▁start ▁until ▁E TA ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁conflict ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁including ▁police ▁and ▁security ▁officers