2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks | |
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Part of the Kivu conflict, Allied Democratic Forces insurgency, and Ituri conflict | |
Location | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Date | 1 January – 31 December |
Attack type | Massacres and Ambushes |
Deaths | 1,316 (+69) |
Injured | 132 (+15) |
Perpetrators | Allied Democratic Forces, CODECO, Mai-Mai militias, FARDC (parts), FRPI, Mai-Mai Kata Katanga, FDLR, ISCAP, Ngumino-Twigwaneho, Ethnic groups |
The 2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks were a series of attacks which took place in 2020. The attacks were mostly carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a radical Islamist rebel group and the Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO), an agricultural and religious group made up of ethnic Lendu people. The attacks left at least 1,316 people dead and 132 injured.