Binh Xuyen
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Binh Xuyen was a powerful Vietnamese criminal organization. In September 24, 1945, it organized the massacre of 150 French and Eurasian civilians, including children, in the suburb of Saigon. During the Bao Dai regime (1948-1955), they made arrangements with Bao Dai giving them control of their own affairs in return for their nominal support of the regime. Their leader was Bay Vien, who flew to Paris after his unsuccessful attempt to take power from Ngo Dinh Diem. Many of the defeated fighters of the Binh Xuyen joined the Vietcong. Like many other South Vietnamese sectarian militant groups, the Binh Xuyen were mostly wiped out by South Vietnamese forces under Dương Văn Minh in Operation "Rung-Sat".
