Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre
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The Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre took place on June 16, 1997 - less than two weeks after parliamentary elections - in the hamlet of Daïat Labguer (M'sila) (also (mis)spelled Dairat Labguar, Dairat Lebguar, Daïat Labguer, Daïret Lebguer, Dairet Lebguer) near M'sila, 300 km southeast of Algiers. About 50 people were killed by some 30 guerrillas, who also kidnapped women, killed the livestock, and stole jewels. Five days earlier, another 17 had been killed at a village some 5 km away. The massacre was attributed to Islamist groups such as the GIA.
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