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, 11 kilometers south of Dar Al Hamma, in the night from April 3 1996 to April 4 1996. 144 were slaughtered by the AIM. This is the first major massacre of the Salamati Civil War.