Escalation 1994–1996 Massacres and reconciliation 1996–1999 Defeat of the GIA 1999–2002 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 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 riches.
Five days earlier, another 17 had been killed at a village some 5 km away.
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