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. An estimated 50 gunmen poured in, attacking children and adults alike; they bombed a cafe where films were being watched and a mosque in nearby Haouche Sahraoui, slaughtering those who fled, and stormed houses to slaughter those within. According to official figures, 103 were killed and 70 injured, including 2 pro-government fighters and 5 of the attackers. Other sources indicate a higher toll; AFP supposedly counted over 120 corpses, and some Algerian newspapers claimed 400. 30 girls were reportedly kidnapped. The massacre was generally blamed on the GIA. One newspaper claimed that survivors blamed it on the AIS. During the bloody Algerian civil conflict of the 1990s, a variety of massacres occurred. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998 took place in three remote villages around Oued Rhiou about 150 miles west of Algiers, during the Algerian conflict of the 1990s. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 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 in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). ... 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. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Ramadan or Ramadhan (Arabic: رمضان ) is the ninth month of the Islamic year. ... For other uses, see Algiers (disambiguation). ... Gia is a 1998 film about the life of bisexual drug-abusing supermodel Gia Marie Carangi. ... AIS can stand for. ...

See also

• List of Algerian massacres of the 1990s

During the bloody Algerian civil conflict of the 1990s, a variety of massacres occurred. ...

External links

• BBC  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/monitoring/46738.stm)
• BBC  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/46595.stm)
• BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/11/newsid_4075000/4075725.stm)
• Web de l'Humanite (http://www.humanite.presse.fr/journal/1998-01-13/1998-01-13-407575)
• Turkish Daily News (http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:KKDn4CNidiQJ:www.turkishdailynews.com/old_editions/01_14_98/for3.htm+Sidi-Hamed+massacre+reuters&hl=en)
• Humanite (http://www.humanite.presse.fr/journal/1998-01-14/1998-01-14-407649)