| 2017 Uvira Clashes | |||||||
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| Part of the Kivu conflict and the 2017 CNPSC offensive | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Democratic Republic of the Congo  MONUSCO | CNPSC | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gaetan Kakudji Bobo (33rd Military Region commander) |
William Yakutumba (CNPSC chairman) Ebu Ela Kitungano (Mai-Mai Ebu Ela commander)[1] Saidi Ekanda (CNPSC naval commander) René Itongwa (Mai-Mai René commander)[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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13 soldiers killed 1 peacekeeper killed[3] |
1 fighter killed At least 1 boat sunk[4] | ||||||
The 2017 Uvira clashes were a series of skirmishes between the National Coalition of the People for the Sovereignty of Congo (CNPSC) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) supported by United Nations MONUSCO peacekeepers in and around the city of Uvira, in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The clashes were a result of the CNPSC coalition's rebellion that began several months earlier, in which the coalition declared its intent to capture the city.[5]
- ^ "Letter dated 20 May 2018 from the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo addressed to the President of the Security Council". United Nations Digital Library System. June 4, 2018.
- ^ "RDC: ce que l'on sait de l'attaque contre la ville d'Uvira". RFI. September 28, 2017.
- ^ "The CNPSC Rebellion. Social Marginalization and State Complicity in South Kivu" (PDF). Congo Research Group. February 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Congo naval boats battle rebels on Lake Tanganyika". Reuters. September 28, 2017.
- ^ "RDC: une nouvelle attaque de miliciens contre la ville d'Uvira, au Sud-Kivu". RFI. September 28, 2017.
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