Witness History: Archive 2013 - The Algerian Massacres

The Algerian Massacres

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In the 1990s, the Algerian military was locked in a brutal struggle with radical Islamists. Its estimated that more than 150,000 were killed. The conflict was marked by massacres of entire villages. We report on the massacre of Sidi Hamed.

(Photo: Women mourn victims in Sidi Hamed. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)


Published on Wednesday, 13th February 2013.

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