Đắk Sơn massacre
The Đắk Sơn Massacre was a massacre committed by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War, in the village of Đắk Sơn, Phước Long Province, South Vietnam.Prior to the attack, earlier battles had occurred between the Viet Cong (VC) and the village militias.On 5 December 1967, two VC battalions attacked Dak Son village, and after a battle with the militia, killed 252 civilians and kidnapped an estimated 100 civilians in a "vengeance" attack on the hamlet of Đắk Sơn, home to over 2,000 Montagnards.[3] An additional 800 displaced Montagnard had previously arrived to Dak Son from nearby villages that had been taken over by the VC.[2] Troops marched into a village near Dak Son, some of whom used flamethrowers effectively.