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Oued Bouaicha massacre

Oued Bouaicha massacre

Part of the Algerian Civil War in 1998

The Oued Bouaïcha massacre took place about 150 miles (240 km) south of Algiers, near Djelfa, on March 26, 1998, during the Algerian Civil War. Forty-seven people, including 27 children under the age of sixteen, were killed at Oued Bouaïcha in the municipality of Bouire Lahdab, near Had Sahary, by about fifteen men carrying axes and knives, who also kidnapped three young women.[1][2] On the same day, another eleven people were killed on the other side of the country at Youb.

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  1. [1]
    GARÇON, José (1998-12-10). "45 personnes tuées en Algérie. Ce massacre fait craindre un regain de violence à dix jours du ramadan". Libération.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  2. [2]
    "Algérie - Quarante quatre civils assassinés De nouveau la litanie des massacres". L'Orient-Le Jour. 1998-12-10. Retrieved 2020-09-19.

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