List of massacres during the Algerian Civil War

Many massacres were committed during the Algerian Civil War that began in 1991. The 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.

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.

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

Wilaya of Ain-Defla

Ain-Defla massacre of March 1994, 80 deaths^{[citation needed]}
Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre of 3 August 1997, 76 deaths

Wilaya of Batna

Batna-Msila Road massacre of 17 August 1996, 63 deaths^{[citation needed]}

Wilayas of Bouira and Blida

Blida massacre of March 1994, 82 deaths^[1]
Haouch Khemisti massacre of 21 April 1997, 93-113 deaths
Si-Zerrouk massacre of 27 July 1997, 51 deaths
Souhane massacre of 20–21 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

Wilaya of Chlef

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

Wilaya of Médéa

Berrouaghia prison massacre of 14 November 1994, 8-200 deaths
Thalit massacre of 3–4 April 1997, 52 deaths
Omaria massacre of 23 April 1997, 43 deaths
Chouardia massacre of 27 April 1998, over 40 deaths^[2]
Guelb El-Kebir massacre, 19 September 1997, 53 deaths

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

Baloul massacre of 2 September 1998, 40-60 deaths^{[citation needed]}

Wilayas of Tiaret and Tissemsilt

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

Other wilayas

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

References

^ "List of this year's massacres". www.irishtimes.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
^ Staff, Human Rights Watch (1998-10-12). Human Rights Watch World Report 1999: Events of December 1997-November 1998. Human Rights Watch. ISBN 978-1-56432-190-9. Archived from the original on 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2021-12-27.

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.