The Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre took place on 3 August 1997 in two villages near
Arib
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in the ''wilaya'' of
Ain Defla,
Algeria
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. Guerrillas killed 40-76 civilians. Algeria-Watch's timeline describes them as strange guerrillas with shaven heads and eyebrows, carrying flags emblazoned "Angry at God".
See also
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List of massacres in Algeria
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