Beni Ounif massacre

Beni Ounif massacre
Part of Algerian Civil War
Location	Beni Ounif, Algeria
Date	15 August 1999
Attack type	Terrorist attack
Deaths	29
Perpetrator	Armed Islamic Group of Algeria

The Beni Ounif massacre took place on a desert highway near the Moroccan border at Beni Ounif in Bechar Province on 15 August 1999. The perpetrators flagged down cars at a false roadblock and beheaded 23 men, women and children and shot dead 6 more people as they tried to run away. They also kidnapped two 15-year old girls and stole the belongings of their victims.[1][2] President Abdelaziz Bouteflika suggested that the terrorists found shelter in Morocco, but a Moroccan government spokesman denied that Morocco had anything to do with any of the suspected members of the GIA.[3]

References

1. "Latest killings wake Algeria to grim statistics of president's rule". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
2. "Algeria: 100 Killed As Violence Erupts Ahead Of Referendum". 20 August 1999.
3. "BBC News | Africa | Algeria sticks by Morocco allegation". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-05.