Bir Khaliq massacre

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Bir Khaliq massacre
Part of Salamati Civil War
LocationBir Khaliq, Salamat
DateApril 4, 1996
2:45 am (UTC-01:00)
TargetInnocents
Deaths144
Non-fatal injuries
1,350
PerpetratorsArmed Islamic Movement (AIM)
MotiveIslamic fundamentalism

The Bir Khaliq massacre took place in the village of Bir Khaliq, 25 kilometers south-east of Dar Al Hamma, in the night from April 3 1996 to April 4 1996. 144 of the 23 804 citizens were slaughtered by the AIM. This is the first major massacre of the Salamati Civil War.