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2023 DRC Anti-MONUSCO Protests
The 2023 Goma massacre occurred on August 27, 2023, when a protest erupted in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, against the presence of the MONUSCO, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) forces across the country. MONUSCO was accused of failing to prevent the violence by militant groups against civilians. Forty-eight protestors were shot dead by Congolese soldiers. The death toll increased to 56 on September 5, 2023, as eight critically injured people died of their wounds. See also * List of massacres in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * 2021–2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks References {{DEFAULTSORT:DRC anti-MONUSCO protests, 2023 Kivu conflict 2023 murders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2020s massacres in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Military history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo United Nations operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2020s in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kivu Conflict
The Kivu conflict is an umbrella term for a series of protracted armed conflicts in the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo which have occurred since the end of the Second Congo War. Including neighboring Ituri province, there are more than 120 different armed groups active in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Currently, some of the most active rebel groups include the Allied Democratic Forces, the Cooperative for the Development of the Congo, the March 23 Movement, and many local Mai Mai militias. In addition to armed groups and the governmental FARDC troops, a number of national, regional and international forces have intervened militarily in the conflict, including the United Nations force known as MONUSCO, the militaries of Uganda and Burundi, and an East African Community regional force. Conflict began in 2004 in the eastern Congo as an armed conflict between the military of the Democratic Republic of the Cong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
