Beni massacre

Beni massacre
Part of Allied Democratic Forces insurgency and Kivu conflict
An image taken of the small city of Beni.
Location	Rwangoma, Beni, Virunga National Park, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Date	14 August 2016 (CAT)
Weapons	Melee attack
Deaths	At least 64–101 killed in Beni massacre 3 killed, at least 15 wounded in protests 19–23 killed in Tshimbulu incident Over 700-1,300 killed in related massacres in Beni from October 2014 to August 2016 & over 1,150 killed and kidnapped in North Kivu
Injured	Unknown
Perpetrator	Allied Democratic Forces (blamed)

On 14 August 2016, multiple assailants raided the district of Rwangoma in the city of Beni which is located in North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The city is located in the popular Virunga National Park. At least 64 people were killed, as 64 bodies had been located during the search. Officials estimate the death toll to be from 75 to 101. An unknown number of people were injured. The Ugandan rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) were suspected to be behind to attack by the DRC.^[1] The incident is another in a series of massacres in Beni that have left over 700 people dead since October 2014.^[2]

In 2018, a Congolese military tribunal convicted 134 people for the 2016 massacre and killings in previous years. The convicted were a mix of ADF rebels, militia fighters, civilians and local chiefs.^[1]