Triangle of Death (Algeria)

Triangle of Death (Algeria)

During the Algerian Civil War, in particular the years 1997-1998, the name Triangle of Death was given to an area south of Algiers, whose "corners" were Algiers, Larbaa and Blida, where some of the worst massacres took place.


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