2009 Eastern Congo offensive

2009 Eastern Congo offensive
Part of the Kivu conflict

Congolese general Didier Etumba and James Kabarebe accessing the success of operation Kimia 2, Matadi, DRC, January 2010
Date20 January – 27 February 2009
Location
Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Result DRC/Rwandan victory
Belligerents
 DR Congo
 Rwanda		 FDLR
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mai-Mai
Commanders and leaders
Democratic Republic of the Congo John Numbi
Rwanda James Kabarebe[1]		 Sylvestre Mudacumura (FDLR)
Strength

Democratic Republic of the Congo Unknown

Rwanda 5,000 [2]		 6,000 – 7,000
Casualties and losses
5 Congolese soldiers killed, 3 Rwandan soldiers killed, 12 Congolese and Rwandan soldiers wounded[3] 153 FDLR militiamen killed, 8 wounded, 19 captured, 140 surrendered & 5,000 repatriated[3]
250+ civilians killed[4]

The 2009 Eastern Congo offensive was a joint Congo-Rwanda military offensive against the Hutu Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebel group descended from those groups that carried out the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Two operations were carried out: 'Kimia II' and 'Umoja Wetu.' 'Kimia' can be translated as 'calm.' "Umoja Wetu" is Swahili for "Our Unity".[3]

  1. ^ "Final report prepared in accordance with paragraph 8 of Security Council resolution 1857 (2008)" (PDF). United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 9 November 2009. p. 30. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Hutu rebels clash with Congo-Rwandan forces". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "Hutu Hotheads Fading Away". Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Hutu rebels killed in Congo raid". BBC News. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2010.