List of massacres in Algeria

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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Algeria. This is an incomplete list; the total number of massacres reported is far more numerous. [1]

NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
Ain-Defla massacre1994 mid-MarchAin-Defla80Several massacres occurred at Ain-Defla, including in 1994, 1997 and 2001. [2]
Baloul massacreSeptember 2, 1998Village of Baloul, Saïda 40-60+ [3]
Batna-Msila Road massacreAugust 17, 1996 Batna 63Bus stopped at a fake roadblock and 29 people killed by hatchets and knives. [4]
Beni Ali massacre August 26, 1997 Beni Ali 100
Béni Ounif massacre August 15, 1999Béni Ounif29
Beni-Messous massacre September 5, 1997 Beni-Messous 87+
Bentalha massacre September 199715 km south of Algiers 200-400"[T]he massacre of Bentalha in which 400 people had their throats cut one September night in 1997". [5]
Berrouaghia prison massacre November 14, 199430-200
Blida massacreMarch 1994 Blida 82Massacres in Blida also occurred in 1997 and 2001.
Boufarik massacreApril 9, 1997 Boufarik 22The victims were hacked to death. [6]
Chouardia massacreApril 26, 1998Wilaya of Médéa 40
Dairat Labguer massacre June 16, 1997 Dairat Labguer 50Five nights earlier, another 17 had been killed 5 km away.
El Ouffia tribe massacre 1832Algeria500+All the men, women and children of the El Oufia tribe were killed in one night. [7]
Guelb El-Kebir massacre September 1997 Beni Slimane 52
Haouch Khemisti massacre April 1997 Haouch Mokhfi Khemisti 93The 93 villagers were decapitated in 3 hours on the night of April 22–23. [8]
Isly massacre March 26, 1962 Algiers 50-80Massacre of Pied-Noirs rioting against Algeria's independence by panicking French Algerian Muslims troops
Omaria massacre April 23, 1997 Omaria (near Médéa)42
Oran massacre of 1962 July 5, 1962 Oran 95-453Mass killing of french settlers living in Algeria by members of the Algerian National Liberation Army. [9]
Oued Bouaicha massacre March 26, 1998 Djelfa 52 (including 32 children)The victims were killed by men carrying axes and knives, at Oued Bouaïcha in the municipality of Bouiret Lahdab; near Had Sahary. On the same day, a massacre occurred at Youb.
Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre August 3, 1997 Arib 40-76
Ouled Rhia tribe massacre1845Dahra500-700The entire Ouled Rhia tribe was killed by suffocation in a cave. [7]
Rais massacre August 29, 1997 Rais (near Larbaa)800 [10] "Some were shot, some had their throats cut, the heads of babies were severed. A group of extremists who claimed to be motivated by Islam carried out the killings." [10]
Laghouat massacre [11] [12] [13] [14] December 3, 1852 Ville de Laghouat 2300 - 3000 [15]
Sétif and Guelma massacre May 8, 1945 Sétif 6000-45000
Sid El-Antri massacre December 1997 Tiaret 48-117
Sidi Daoud massacre October 12, 1997 Sig 43The Sidi Daoud massacre took place outside the village of Sidi Daoud near Sig in western Algeria on the night of 12 October 1997. 43 people were killed at a fake roadblock.
Sidi-Hamed massacre January 11, 1998 Sidi-Hamed 10370 injured
Si Zerrouk massacre July 27, 1997 Larbaa 47-58
Souhane massacre August 1997Souhane64
Tadjena massacre December 9, 1998mountain villages of Bouhamed and Ayachiche (just north of Tadjena)81In 2003, Tadjena was subjected to two additional massacres. [16]
Tadjena massacre (second)May 25, 2003 Tadjena 7site of other massacres in 1998 and 2003 [16]
Tadjena massacre (third)May 26, 2003 Tadjena 14site of other massacres in 1998 and 2003 [16]
Tenes massacre May 4, 1994 Ténès 16
Thalit massacre April 1997 Thalit 5252 Of the 53 inhabitants were killed by slitting their throats. The villagers' homes were burned down afterwards. [17]
Tiarit massacreApril 2001Tiarit15 women and children. [2]
Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 30 December 1997 December 30, 19974 villages78-272 (varying estimates)
Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998 January 4, 1998 Oued Rhiou 172+
Youb massacre March 26, 1998 Youb 11On the same day as the Oued Bouaicha massacre

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  10. 1 2 Violent past haunts Algeria's fresh start By Jeremy Bowen BBC News, Algiers
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