Western DR Congo clashes | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mobondo militia |
FARDC Armed Teke | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Odon Nkimona Kumbu[1] "Sadam"[1] "Cobra"[1] "Américain"[1] "Kapenda"[1] "Ephraïm"[1] "Wamba"[1] | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
280+ killed,[2][3][4][5] 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]