Western DR Congo clashes

Western DR Congo clashes
Date	9 June 2022 – present
Location	Western Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kongo Central, Kinshasa, Kwango, Kwilu and Mai-Ndombe provinces)
Result	Ongoing
Belligerents
Mobondo militia	FARDC; Armed Teke
Commanders and leaders
Odon Nkimona Kumbu; "Sadam"; "Cobra"; "Américain"; "Kapenda"; "Ephraïm"; "Wamba"	Unknown
Casualties and losses
	230+ killed, 160,000 displaced

The Western DR Congo clashes are a series of attacks by Mobondo militia on armed forces and Teke civilians which started in June 2022. The conflict has an ethnic component, as the Mobondo is mainly recruited from Yaka and other ethnic groups that are migrating into territories traditionally inhabited by Teke.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "DR Congo: Rampant Intercommunal Violence in West". HRW. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ Mobondo violence on civilians(2022-2023)
^ Conflict in western DRC simmers unnoticed amid rebel gains in the east, 23 February 2024
^ Kinshasa conflict: one soldier and four militiamen killed, 12 May 2023

[hrw-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "DR Congo: Rampant Intercommunal Violence in West". HRW. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

[2] Mobondo violence on civilians(2022-2023)

[3] Conflict in western DRC simmers unnoticed amid rebel gains in the east, 23 February 2024

[4] Kinshasa conflict: one soldier and four militiamen killed, 12 May 2023

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