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A militia attack on the village of Kasoso left 18 people dead. [89] 10 May Kilia, North Kivu 5 0 An ADF attack on the village of Kilia and the UN base there killing five inducing a UN peacekeeper from Malawi. [90] 11–16 May Mambasa territory, Ituri 21 52 A series of ADF attacks in Mambasa territory left 21 people dead and 52 people taken ...
Over the course of more than a year, the M23 militias have escalated their attacks in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The M23, a primarily Tutsi rebellion that was defeated in 2013 , resumed their armed struggle at the end of 2021, citing the Congolese government 's failure to protect their interests, which include ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo, primarily North Kivu: Notable attacks: Kivu conflict M23 rebellion M23 offensive (2022) Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions (2022–present) Status: Active [5] Size: At least 5,500 (c. late 2012) [6] [7] Allies: Rwanda: Opponents: Democratic Republic of the Congo Wagner Group (allegedly) [8 ...
The Lemera massacre (French: Massacre de Lemera), also known as the Lemera Attack (French: Attaque de Lemera) or Lemera Battle (French: Bataille de Lemera), which occurred on October 6, 1996, was a massacre perpetrated by the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL) at Lemera Hospital, a medical facility in the small town of Lemera, about 85 kilometers northwest of ...
In 1961, France sent colonel Roger Trinquier to support the coup d'etat of Mobutu Sese Seko. [1]Valéry Giscard d'Estaing decided to send the French Army to Zaïre in 1977 to help Mobutu, whose régime threatened to crumble before rebels of the Congolese National Liberation Front in the Shaba I war.
On 19 May 2024, an attempted coup d'état took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). [3] Targeting President Félix Tshisekedi and his Economy Minister Vital Kamerhe, the assailants attacked both the Palais de la Nation and Kamerhe's residence.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been known in the past as, in chronological order, the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, the Republic of the Congo-Léopoldville, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Zaire, before returning to its current name the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]
On October 24, 2020, militants from CODECO-ALC attacked Congolese and MONUSCO forces in the town of Dele, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.In response, Congolese forces launched an offensive against CODECO-ALC, capturing several towns from the group and killing its leader Mountain Wolf.