Bentalha massacre

Bentalha massacre
Bentalha massacre
Location	Bentalha, Algeria
Date	22–23 September 1997
Deaths	200 to 400 villagers
Perpetrators	Armed Islamic Group of Algeria

A woman cries outside the Hospital, where the dead and wounded had been taken after a massacre.

In the village of Bentalha (Arabic: بن طلحة), located 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Algiers, an incident occurred on the night of 22–23 September 1997, where a significant number of villagers lost their lives due to the actions of armed guerrillas. According to Amnesty International, over 200 villagers were killed. Different sources have reported varying numbers of deaths, with estimates ranging from 85 (the initial official estimate) to 400 (The Economist) to 417 (independent sources).^[1]

^ Ghanem, Dalia. "Killing the Survivors". Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[1] Ghanem, Dalia. "Killing the Survivors". Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

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