List of massacres during the Algerian Civil War

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Many

Armed Islamic Group (GIA) claimed responsibility for many of them, while for others no group has claimed responsibility. In addition to generating a widespread sense of fear, the massacres effected migration from and depopulation of the worst-affected areas. The number of massacres peaked in 1997, with a smaller peak in 1994, and they were particularly concentrated in the areas between Algiers and Oran, with very few occurring in the east or in the Sahara
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This list is not exhaustive and covers only events in which over 50 civilians or prisoners were killed; with the number of smaller massacres being far more numerous. Sources frequently disagree on the number of deaths.

Massacres of over 50 people in 1997-1998

Wilaya of Algiers

Wilaya of
Ain-Defla

Wilaya of Batna

Wilayas of
Bouira and Blida

Wilaya of Chlef

Wilaya of Médéa

Wilaya of
M'Sila

  • Dairat Labguer massacre
    of 16 June 1997, 50 deaths

Wilaya of Oran

  • Sidi Daoud massacre
    of 12 October 1997, 43-50 deaths

Wilaya of Relizane

  • Wilaya of Relizane massacres
    , of 30 December 1997, 78-412
    • Khrouba massacre, 176 deaths
    • Sahnoun massacre, 113 deaths
    • El-Abadel massacre, 73 deaths
    • Ouled-Tayeb massacre, 50 deaths
  • Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998, ~1000 deaths
    • Remka massacre, 117 deaths

Wilaya of
Saïda

Wilayas of Tiaret and Tissemsilt

Other wilayas

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of this year's massacres". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
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