Thalit massacre
Massacre of villagers by Islamists during the Algerian Civil War
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Part of Algerian Civil War | |
Location | Thalit, Algeria |
Date | 3–4 April 1997 |
Deaths | 52 |
Perpetrator | Armed Islamic Group of Algeria |
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Algerian Civil War
Beginning of war 1991–1994
- 1990 Algerian local elections
- Guemmar
- 1991 legislative elections
- 1992 coup
- Assassination of Mohamed Boudiaf
- Algiers
- Blida
- Assassinations of journalists
Escalation 1994–1996
- Tazoult
- Tenes
- Ain Allah
- Berrouaghia
- Air France Flight 8969
- Algiers
- Sundus
- Serkadji
- Ain Defla
- Ghardaïa
- France
Massacres and reconciliation 1996–1999
- Algiers
- Tibhirine
- Tamesguida
- Thalit
- Haouch Khemisti
- Omaria
- Chouardia
- 1997 legislative elections
- M'sila
- Si Zerrouk
- Oued El-Had and Mezouara
- Souhane
- Beni Ali massacre
- Rais
- Beni Messous
- Guelb El-Kebir
- Bentalha
- Sidi Daoud
- Sid El-Antri
- 1st Relizane
- 2nd Relizane
- Sidi-Hamed
- Oued Bouaicha
- Tadjena
Defeat of the GIA 1999–2002
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The Thalit massacre took place in Thalit village (Médéa, near Ksar el Boukhari),[1] some 70 km from Algiers, on April 3–4, 1997 during the Algerian Civil War. Fifty-two out of the 53 inhabitants were killed by having their throats cut during a 12-hour rampage. The homes of the villagers were burned down afterward. The attack was attributed to "Islamist guerrillas",[2] thought to be affiliated with the Armed Islamic Group.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Ksar el Boukhari, Algeria Page, retrieved 11 February 2010
- ^ "More than 80 Algerians killed in weekend massacres", CNN, 6 April 1997, retrieved 11 February 2010
- ^ Tucker, Spencer (2010). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. p. 2648. ISBN 978-1-85109-667-1.
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