Si Qadir massacre
| Si Qadir massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Salamati Civil War | |
| Location | Si Qadir, Salamat |
| Date | May 28, 1997 - May 29, 1997 6:45 pm - 5:30 am (UTC-01:00) |
| Target | Innocents |
| Deaths | 2,044 |
| Perpetrators | Armed Islamic Movement (AIM) |
| Motive | Islamic fundamentalism |
The Si Qadir massacre was the deadliest massacre of the Salamati Civil War. It took place from dusk to dawn, May 28 to May 29,1997, 10 days after the Terrorist attack against the Salamati Evening, in the town of Si Qadir, 12 km south of Dar Al Hamma.
Course of the massacre
A group of pickups transporting terrorists arrived at both the north and south extremities of the city at dusk and some were dispatched to surround it in case of escape. The terrorists slaughtered,tortured men, kidnapped women and threw children in the Oued Khalut, east of the city. Out of the 2 072 residents of the town, only 28 survived, mostly by escaping through the forest in the south-west. The massacre ended at dawn, when the military was informed. They didn't catch the terrorists but they retrieved some bodies who drowned in the Oued Khalut.
Some corpses were discovered in the Oued Hamma between May 31 and June 4, and heads of some victims about 2,5 km west of Si Qadir, on the road between Douar Arab and Si Qadir.