List of massacres in Algeria


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
NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
Ain-Defla massacre1994 mid-MarchAin-Defla80Several massacres occurred at Ain-Defla, including in 1994, 1997 and 2001.
Baloul massacreVillage of Baloul, Saïda40-60+
Batna-Msila Road massacreBatna63Bus stopped at a fake roadblock and 29 people killed by hatchets and knives.
Beni Ali massacreBeni Ali100
Béni Ounif massacreBéni Ounif29
Beni-Messous massacreBeni-Messous87+
Bentalha massacre15 km south of Algiers200-400"he massacre of Bentalha in which 400 people had their throats cut one September night in 1997".
Berrouaghia prison massacre30-200
Blida massacreBlida82Massacres in Blida also occurred in 1997 and 2001.
Boufarik massacreBoufarik22The victims were hacked to death.
Chouardia massacreWilaya of Medea40
Dairat Labguer massacreDairat Labguer50Five nights earlier, another 17 had been killed 5 km away.
El Oufia tribe massacre1832Algeria500+All the men, women and children of the El Oufia tribe were killed in one night.
Guelb El-Kebir massacreBeni Slimane52
Haouch Khemisti massacreHaouch Mokhfi Khemisti93The 93 villagers were decapitated in 3 hours on the night of April 22–23.
Omaria massacreOmaria 42
Oran massacre of 1962Oran95-453
Oued Bouaicha massacreDjelfa52 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 massacreArib40-76
Ouled Rhia tribe massacre1845Dahra500-700The entire Ouled Rhia tribe was killed by suffocation in a cave.
Rais massacreRais 800"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."
Laghouat massacre:fr:Laghouat|Ville de Laghouat2300 - 3000"Des chiffres confirmés par plusieurs historiens français parlent de 2500 à 3000 tués et le reste soit environ 1500 a du s’enfuir pour échapper aux tueries. "
Sétif and Guelma massacreSétif6000-45000
Sid El-Antri massacreTiaret48-117
Sidi Daoud massacreSig43
Sidi-Hamed massacreSidi-Hamed10370 injured
Si Zerrouk massacreLarbaa47-58
Souhane massacreSouhane64
Tadjena massacremountain villages of Bouhamed and Ayachiche 81In 2003, Tadjena was subjected to two additional massacres.
Tadjena massacre Tadjena7site of other massacres in 1998 and 2003
Tadjena massacre Tadjena14site of other massacres in 1998 and 2003
Tenes massacreTénès16
Thalit massacreThalit5252 Of the 53 inhabitants were killed by slitting their throats. The villagers' homes were burned down afterwards.
Tiarit massacreTiarit15 women and children.
Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 30 December 19974 villages78-272
Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998Oued Rhiou172+
Youb massacreYoub11On the same day as the Oued Bouaicha massacre