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Ongoing conflict in the country has led to a humanitarian crisis, with hundreds of people killed by both sides. [12] UN convoys have been raided, leading to the murder of Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio, possibly by the FDLR.
The International Criminal Court investigation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is an ongoing investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during the Second Congo War and its aftermath, including the Ituri and Kivu conflicts. [1]
Under control of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and allies; Under control of Islamist militants (Allied Democratic Forces) Under control of March 23 Movement; Under control of Wazalendo; Under control of Mai-Mai; Under control of CODECO; Under control of Nyatura; Under control of Zaïre-FPAC; Rural presence : Contested
Conflict has been simmering for decades in eastern Congo, where more than 120 armed groups are fighting. THE HAGUE, Netherlands The post Congo asks international court to probe alleged war crimes ...
This is a list of conflicts in Democratic Republic of the Congo arranged chronologically from the early modern period to present day. This list includes nationwide and international wars, including: wars of independence , liberation wars , colonial wars , undeclared wars , proxy wars , territorial disputes , and world wars .
English: Map of the offensive of AFDL in the en:First Congo War. Sources are: Johnson: Kongo, Kriege, Korruption und die Kunst des Überlebens. Brandes & Apsel, Frankfurt am Main, 2009; Stearns: Dancing in the Glory of Monsters; Der Spiegel 45/1996 p. 167; 7/1997 p. 128; 19/1997 p. 146
Mobutu renamed the country Zaire in 1971 and imposed a harsh personalist dictatorship until his overthrow in 1997 by the First Congo War. [2] The country then had its name changed back and was confronted by the Second Congo War from 1998 to 2003, which resulted in the deaths of 5.4 million people and the assassination of President Laurent ...
Massacre of Nyindu during the Second Congo War. The figure of 1,000 was estimated by the United Nations Mapping Report. The massacre was actually a series of massacres that began with the killing of 36 Nyindu civilians inside a Catholic church by Rwanda, Ugandan, or Banyamulenge forces. [15] Makobola massacre