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  Souhane massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Smaller-scale massacres later took place on November 27, 1997 (18 men, 3 women, 4 children killed) and 2 March 2000, when some 10 people from a single household were killed by guerrillas.
The massacres were blamed on Islamist groups such as the GIA.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Souhane_massacre   (143 words)

  
 Omaria massacre - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The largest Omaria massacre took place on 23 April 1997 in the Algerian village of Omaria near Médéa, south of Algiers.
A previous massacre had taken place at Omaria on 22 January 1997, in which 23 people were killed.
Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 30 December 1997
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Omaria_massacre   (257 words)

  
 Beni-Messous massacre Biography,info
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.
In 1997, Algeria was at the peak of a brutal civil conflict that had begun after the military's cancellation of 1992 elections set to be won by the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS).
The houses where the massacre took place were demolished by mayoral decree in 2001; only scattered ruins remain, and no plaque marks the spot.
www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Beni-Messous_massacre   (633 words)

  
 Haouch Khemisti massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
It was followed the next day by the Omaria massacre near Medea.
This page was last modified 15:44, 9 April 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haouch_Khemisti_massacre   (105 words)

  
 List of Algerian massacres of the 1990s   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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.
Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 30 December 1997, 78-412
list-of-algerian-massacres-of-the-1990s.area51.ipupdater.com   (417 words)

  
 1997 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
April 3 - Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but 1 of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.
April 22 - Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria; 93 villagers killed.
December 30 - In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres of December 30, 1997, 400 people are killed from four villages in the wilaya of Relizane: Khrouba (176 deaths), Sahnoun (113 deaths), El-Abadel (73 deaths), and Ouled-Tayeb (50 deaths).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1997   (4848 words)

  
 Sid El-Antri massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Sid El-Antri massacre took place on the night of 23-24 December 1997 in two small villages near Tiaret, Algeria.
The death toll is unclear; Reuters cites "at least 80", or 48 according to the government, Le Jeune Independent says 117 people were killed and 11 abducted by terrorists, and a timeline gives 53 (including 15 children) killed in Sidi el-Antri (or Sidi el-Antar, Sidi Lamri) and 28 in Shari.
A few days later, another 26 civilians were killed in the Zouabria massacre, also near Tiaret.
en.wikilib.org /wiki/Sid_El-Antri_massacre   (126 words)

  
 Abadel massacre title insurance Abadel massacre
The Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 30 December, 1997 were probably the single bloodiest day of killing in the Algerian conflict of the 1990s.
The massacres were followed shortly afterwards by the Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998; together, these events provoked a widespread exodus from the region.
The Algerian government told the UN Commission on Human Rights (E/CN.4/2000/3/Add.1) that "On 31 December 1997, a judicial inquiry was opened and on 8 February 1998 the examining magistrate ordered that further investigations be carried out.
www.find-ask.com /Encyclopedia/Abadel_massacre/Abadel_massacre.html   (971 words)

  
 Bentalha massacre - Wikipedia Light!
At the village of Bentalha, about 15 km south of Algiers, on the night of September 22-23, 1997, more than 200 villagers (according to Amnesty International) were killed by armed guerrillas.
Opponents of this position argue that the question of "who kills?" is obscene, and that the murderers are known to be Islamist guerrillas; for instance, Zazi Sadou of the Algerian Assembly of Women for Democracy claims (in Communalism Combat, April 1998) that:
Together with other women, she took part in the massacre and was responsible for identifying which families should be murdered and the accomplices who should be spared.
godseye.com /wiki/index.php?title=Bentalha_massacre   (1071 words)

  
 Dairat Labguer massacre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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 M\'sila, 300 km southeast of Algiers.
About 50 people were killed by some 30 guerrillas, who also kidnapped women, killed the livestock, and stole jewels.
The massacre was attributed to Islamist groups such as the GIA.
www.orindacaus.com /section/Dairat_Labguer_massacre   (213 words)

  
 Beni-Ali massacre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Beni-Ali massacre took place in the mountain hamlet of Beni Ali, 40 miles south of Algiers near Chrea, on 26 August 1997.
Just three days later came the even larger Rais massacre.
According to CNN, "one girl who escaped with bullet wounds said a gang leader ordered his men to 'take the most beautiful girls and kill all the rest.'"
en.explicatus.org /wiki/Beni-Ali_massacre   (87 words)

  
 Si-Zerrouk massacre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Si Zerrouk massacre took place in the Si Zerrouk neighborhood in the south of Larbaa in Algeria on 27 July 1997.
The massacre was presumed to be the work of the GIA.
"The Massacres in Algeria: Behind the Wall of Silence"
www.losaltoshillscaus.com /topic/Si-Zerrouk_massacre   (382 words)

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