Nyatura

Nyatura
Dates of operation2010–present
Active regionsPrimarily Masisi and Rutshuru Territories,[1] North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
IdeologyAnti-Rwandan, anti-M23, Hutu interests[2][unreliable source]
StatusActive
SizeUnknown- over 15 factions
AlliesFDLR
OpponentsM23, Raia Mutomboki[2][unreliable source]
Battles and warsKivu conflict

The Nyatura (Kinyarwanda for “those who hit hard”[3]), also known as Mai-Mai Nyatura, and officially called the Collective of Movements for Change,[4] are a group of Congolese Hutu militias that operate in the Kivu region of the Congo.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference suluhu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Buchanan, Elsa (2015-10-29). "DRC: Who are the Nyatura rebels?". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  3. ^ "Armed groups in Kivu". Kivu Security Tracker. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ^ ""Whoever they met, they would cut and kill": displaced Congolese recount rebel atrocities". The New Humanitarian. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2023-07-26.