Many

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s were committed during the

Algerian Civil War The Algerian Civil War ( ar, rtl=yes, الْحَرْبُ الْأَهْلِيَّةُ الجَزَائِرِيَّةُ, al-Ḥarb al-ʾAhlīyah al-Jazāʾirīyah) was a civil war in Algeria fought between the Algerian government and various Is ...

that began in 1991. The

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(GSPC) claimed responsibility for many of them, while for others no group has claimed responsibility. These terrorist incidents generated a widespread sense of fear in Algeria. The number of bombings peaked in 2007, with a smaller peak in 2002, and they were particularly concentrated in the areas between

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and

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, with very few occurring in the east or in the

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. This list is not exhaustive and sources frequently disagree on the number of deaths.

1985

* 1985 Soumâa bombing (26 August 1985)

2000

* 2000 Mascara bombing (16 June 2000) * 2000 Tizi Ouzou bombing (28 September 2000)

2002

* 2002 Tazmalt bombing (15 May 2002) * 2002 Miliana bombing (20 June 2002) * 2002 Hammam Righa bombing (21 June 2002) * 2002 Larbâa bombing (5 July 2002) * 2002 M'Sila bombing (21 November 2002)

2003

* 2003 Tizi Ouzou bombing (15 June 2003)

2004

* 2004 Tebessa bombing (12 March 2004)

2005

2005 Tidjelabine bombing The 2005 Tidjelabine bombing occurred on July 29, 2005 when an explosive bomb detonated against a patrol of the Gendarmerie Nationale in the town of Tidjelabine, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 2 and injuring 4. The Al-Qaeda Organization i ...

(29 July 2005)

2006

2006 Tidjelabine bombing The 2006 Tidjelabine bombing occurred on June 19, 2006 when an explosive bomb detonated against a patrol of the Garde communale in the town of Tidjelabine, Boumerdès Province, Algeria injuring 3. The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghr ...

(19 June 2006) * 2006 Boudouaou bombing (8 August 2006) * 2006 Algiers bombings (30 October 2006) * 2006 Bouchaoui bombing (10 December 2006)

2007

* 2007 Souk El Had bombing (11 February 2007) * 2007 Tizi Ouzou bombings (13 February 2007) * 2007 Algiers bombings (11 April 2007) * 2007 Constantine bombing (16 May 2007) * 2007 Lakhdaria bombing (11 July 2007) * 2007 Batna bombing (6 September 2007) * 2007 Dellys bombing (8 September 2007) * 2007 Algiers bombings (11 December 2007)

2008

2008 Naciria bombing The 2008 Naciria bombing occurred on January 2, 2008 when a bomb detonated into the headquarters of the Algerian police in the town of Naciria, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 4 and injuring 20. The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic M ...

(2 January 2008) * 2008 Thénia bombing (29 January 2008) *

2008 Beni Amrane bombings The 2008 Beni Amrane bombings were two bombings on June 9, 2008 that killed 13 people in the town of Beni Amrane in the Boumerdès Province, from Algiers, the capital of Algeria. The first bomb killed a French citizen and his Algerian driver ...

(9 June 2008) * 2008 Zemmouri bombing (9 August 2008) *

2008 Issers bombing The 2008 Issers bombing occurred on August 19, 2008, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated a vehicle laden with explosives into a crowd of para-military recruits waiting to take exams outside a police academy in Issers, Boumerdès Province, ...

(19 August 2008)

2009

* 2009 Bordj Bou Arréridj bombing (17 June 2009)

2010

2010 Tidjelabine bombing The 2010 Tidjelabine bombing occurred on April 7, 2010 when an explosive bomb detonated against a patrol of the Gendarmerie Nationale in the town of Tidjelabine, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 2 and injuring 5. The Al-Qaeda Organization i ...

(7 April 2010) * 2010 Ammal bombing (11 June 2010) * August 2010 Baghlia bombing (18 August 2010) *

2010 Bordj Menaïel bombing The 2010 Bordj Menaïel bombing occurred on September 21, 2010 when a bomb detonated against the patrol of the Algerian police in the town of Bordj Menaïel, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 2 and injuring 3. The Al-Qaeda Organization in ...

(21 September 2010)

2011

* 2011 Tizi Ouzou bombing (13 August 2011)

2012

* 2012 Thénia bombing (11 January 2012) *

2012 Baghlia bombing The 2012 Baghlia bombing occurred on April 29, 2012 when a bomb detonated against a patrol of the Algerian police in the town of Baghlia, Boumerdès Province, Algeria injuring 7. The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb was suspected ...

(29 April 2012)

2013

* 2013 Tiguentourine bombing (16 January 2013)

2014

* (20 April 2014)

References

Algerian Civil War Suicide car and truck bombings in Algeria Terrorist incidents in Algeria Islamic terrorism in Algeria Attacks on military installations in the 2000s 2000s murders in Algeria Building bombings in Africa Attacks on military installations in the 1990s {{Algeria-hist-stub