During the Algerian Civil War of the 1990s, a variety of massacres occurred. The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) has avowed its responsibility for many of them, while for others no group has claimed responsibility. In addition to generating a widespread sense of fear, these massacres and the ensuing flight of population have resulted in serious depopulation of the worst-affected areas. The massacres peaked in 1997 (with a smaller peak in 1994), and were particularly concentrated in the areas between Algiers and Oran, with very few occurring in the east or in the Sahara. Combatants Algerian government Islamic Armed Movement (MIA) Islamic Salvation Army (AIS) others. ... The Armed Islamic Group (GIA, from French Groupe Islamique Armé; Arabic al-Jamaah al-Islamiyah al-Musallaha) is a militant Islamist group with the declared aim of overthrowing the Algerian government and replacing it with an Islamic state. ... “Alger” redirects here. ... View of Oran Oran (Arabic: , pronounced Wahran) is a city in northwestern Algeria, situated on the Mediterranean coast. ...

This list currently covers only events in which over 50 civilians or prisoners were killed; far more numerous smaller massacres occurred. It is not necessarily exhaustive, and sources frequently disagree on the number of deaths.

Massacres of over 50 people in 1997-1998

Algerian massacres of 1997 and 1998. ... Algerian massacres of 1997 and 1998. ...

Wilaya of Algiers

• Serkadji prison mutiny of 21 February 1995, 109 deaths
• Beni-Messous massacre of 5-6 September 1997, 87/151 deaths
• Bentalha massacre of 22 September 1997, 202/300 deaths

A wilaya is an administrative subdivision of several countries, including Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, and Oman. ... “Alger” redirects here. ... The Serkadji prison mutiny took place on 21-22 February 1995 in Algiers, after an escape attempt in which 4 guards were killed. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Beni-Messous massacre took place on the night of September 5, 1997, in Sidi Youssef, an outlying neighborhood of the town of Beni-Messous. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... At the village of Bentalha, west of Algiers (Algeria), on the night of September 22-23, 1997, more than 200 villagers were killed by armed guerrillas. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

Wilaya of Ain-Defla

• Ain-Defla massacre of March 1994, 80 deaths
• Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre of 3 August 1997, 76 deaths

Ain Defla is a province (wilaya) in northern Algeria. ... The Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre took place on 3 August 1997 in two villages near Arib (see map) in the wilaya of Ain Defla, Algeria. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

Wilaya of Batna

• Batna-Msila Road massacre of 17 August 1996, 63 deaths

Batna is a is a wilaya of Algeria. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Wilayas of Bouira and Blida

• Blida massacre of March 1994, 82 deaths
• Haouch Khemisti massacre of 21 April 1997, 93/113 deaths
• Si-Zerrouk massacre of 27 July 1997, 51 deaths
• Souhane massacre of 20 August-21 August 1997, 63 deaths
• Beni-Ali massacre of 26 August 1997, 64 deaths
• Rais massacre of 29 August 1997, 100-400 deaths
• Sidi-Hamed massacre of 11 January 1998, 120-400 deaths

Bouira is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Blida (Arabic: البليدة) is a major town of Algeria, chief town of the department(Wilaya) of Blida, 45 km south-west of Algiers. ... The Haouch Khemisti massacre took place before dawn on 22 April 1997 in the Algerian village of Haouch Mokhfi Khemisti (also spelled Boughelef Khemisti, Haouch Boughlef-Khemisti, Haouch Boukhelef-Khemisti, Haouch Boughfi el-Khemisti, Haouch Boughelaf, or Haouch Khmisti Bougara), some 25 km south of Algiers near Bougara. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Si Zerrouk massacre took place in the Si Zerrouk neighborhood in the south of Larbaa in Algeria on 27 July 1997. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The largest of the Souhane massacres took place in the small mountain town of Souhane (about 25 km south of Algiers, between Larbaa and Tablat) on the 20-21 August 1997. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Beni-Ali massacre took place in the mountain hamlet of Beni Ali, 40 miles south of Algiers near Chrea, on 26 August 1997. ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... On August 29, 1997, one of Algerias bloodiest massacres of the 1990s occurred at the village of Rais, near Larbaa and south of Algiers. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Sidi-Hamed massacre took place on the night of January 11, 1998 (the last day of Ramadan), in the town of Sidi-Hamed (or Sidi-Hammad), 30 km south of Algiers. ... is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Wilaya of Chlef

• Alleged Tenes massacre of 4 May 1994, 173 deaths (not independently verified)
• Tadjena massacre of 8 December 1998, 81 deaths

Chlef (Arabic: ولاية الشلف ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... According to the self-styled Algerian Committee of Free Activists for Human Dignity and the Rights of Man, which says its claims are based on witnesses testimony, 173 corpses were found in the forest of El Marsa near Ténès (eastern Algeria; see map) on May 4, 1994 of... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... On December 8-9, 1998, 81 villagers (45 according to the initial reports) were killed by armed groups (presumably the GIA) in three mountain villages near Tadjena, some 170 km west of Algiers, in the Chlef region of western Algeria. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Wilaya of Medea

• Berrouaghia prison massacre of 14 November 1994, 8-200 deaths
• Thalit massacre of 3 April-4 April 1997, 52 deaths
• (Omaria massacre of 23 April 1997, 43 deaths)
• (Chouardia massacre of 26 March 1998, 40 deaths)
• Guelb El-Kebir massacre, 19 September 1997, 53 deaths

Medea by Evelyn De Morgan. ... The Berrouaghia prison massacre is alleged to have taken place on 14 November 1994, after an escape attempt at Algerias Berrouaghia prison. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... The Thalit massacre took place in Thalit village (Médéa, near Ksar el Boukhari; see map), some 70 km from Algiers, on April 3-4 1997. ... is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The largest Omaria massacre took place on 23 April 1997 in the Algerian village of Omaria near Médéa, south of Algiers. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Guelb El-Kebir massacre took place in a small town near Beni Slimane (Medea, Algeria; see map) on the night of the 19-20 September 1997. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

Wilaya of M'Sila

• Dairat Labguer massacre of 16 June 1997, 50 deaths

MSila is a wilaya of Northern Algeria. ... The Dairat Labguer massacre took place on June 16, 1997 - less than two weeks after parliamentary elections - in the hamlet of Dairat Labguer (also (mis)spelled Dairat Labguar, Dairat Lebguar, Daïat Labguer, Daïret Lebguer, Dairet Lebguer) near Msila, 300 km southeast of Algiers. ... is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

Wilaya of Oran

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

View of Oran Oran (Arabic: , pronounced Wahran) is a city in northwestern Algeria, situated on the Mediterranean coast. ... The Sidi Daoud massacre took place outside the village of Sidi Daoud near Sig in western Algeria on the night of 12 October 1997. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

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, 150 - over 1000
  • Remka massacre, 117 deaths

Relizane (Arabic: ولاية غليزان ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Wilaya of Saïda

• Baloul massacre of 2 September 1998, 40-60 deaths

Saida is a wilaya of Algeria. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Wilayas of Tiaret and Tissemsilt

• Sid El-Antri massacre of 23 December-24 December 1997, 53-117 deaths

The Sid El-Antri massacre took place on the night of 23- 24 December 1997 in two small villages near Tiaret, Algeria. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

Other wilayas

• Oued Bouaicha massacre of 26 March 1998, 52 deaths, W. of Djelfa
• (Beni Ounif massacre of 15 August 1999, 29 people)

The Oued Bouaïcha massacre took place about 150 miles south of Algiers, near Djelfa, on March 26, 1998. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Djelfa (Arabic: الجلفة) is the capital city of Djelfa province, Algeria. ... The Beni Ounif massacre took place in Beni Ounif, in Bechar province, Algeria, near the Moroccan border, on 15 August 1999. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Sources

• "An Anatomy of the Massacres", Ait-Larbi, Ait-Belkacem, Belaid, Nait-Redjam, and Soltani, in An Inquiry into the Algerian Massacres, ed. Bedjaoui, Aroua, and Ait-Larbi, Hoggar: Geneva 1999.

An Inquiry into the Algerian Massacres is a collection of essays investigating the massacres that accompanied the Algerian Civil War and analysing their causes and impacts. ... Dr. Abbas Aroua is an Algerian medical physicist and activist. ...

External links

• Chronologie des massacres en Algerie
• Algeria in the grip of terror - an effort to understand the background of the massacres