| Sid El-Antri massacre |
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| Location | Near Tiaret, Algeria |
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| Date | 23–24 December 1997 |
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| Deaths | 48–117 villagers |
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Beginning of war 1991–1994
Escalation 1994–1996
Massacres and reconciliation 1996–1999
Defeat of the GIA 1999–2002
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The Sid El-Antri massacre took place on the night of 23–24 December 1997 in two small villages near Tiaret, Algeria. The death toll is unclear; Reuters cites "at least 80", or 48 according to the government. Le Jeune Independent reported 117 people were killed and 11 abducted by terrorists, and a timeline gives 53 (including 15 children) killed in Sidi el-Antri (or Sidi el-Antar, Sidi Lamri) and 28 in Shari. On the same day, 11 were killed further away in the Bainem area near Algiers. A few days later, another 26 civilians were killed in the Zouabria massacre, also near Tiaret.