Chouardia massacre
1997 terror attack in Algeria
Chouardia massacre | |
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Part of Algerian Civil War | |
Location | Chouardia, Algeria |
Date | 27 April 1997 |
Deaths | 40 villagers |
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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
The Chouardia massacre took place on 27 April 1997 in the village of Chouardia, Algeria.[1] An armed group stormed the town and killed over 40 villagers in an attack overnight, in the village of Chouardia in the mountainous Médéa region, 60 miles south of Algiers. Details on the attack were not immediately available until security forces were dispatched to investigate. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, however it occurred in an area where the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria is known to be active. A previous attack in the Médéa region took place on 6 April, at least 10 people were killed.[2][3]
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