actor1: GIA: Armed Islamic Group
actor2: Civilians (Algeria)
notes: 31 January: The area of Ktiten located in the region of Medea was attacked by dozens of armed masked men. 35 people including women and children and mostly relatives of Ali Benhadjar, chief of a local group which had broken ties with the GIA, were murdered and some horribly mutilated. The citizens of this region had refused to set up armed militias.
target_text: actor1: GIA: Armed Islamic Group, actor2: Civilians (Algeria)