Kagogo ambush
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| Kagogo ambush | |||||||
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| Part of Kivu conflict | |||||||
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 FARDC | Twiganeho-Makanika | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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6 killed (per Kivu Security Tracker) 2 killed (per FARDC) 5 injured (per FARDC) |
7 killed (per Kivu Security Tracker) 18 killed (per FARDC) | ||||||
On January 4, 2022, militiamen from the Twiganeho-Makanika armed group ambushed a convoy of Congolese soldiers in the village of Kagogo, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Banyamulenge are Tutsi people from South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and of the fifty active rebel groups in the state, two are predominantly Banyamulenge.[1] These are the Twiganeho, backed by Rwanda, and the Ngumino.[1][2]
The Twiganeho-Makanika primarily operate in the area of Fizi Territory, against Bembe, Fuliro, and Nyindu communities, in communal conflicts.[3] On November 24, 2021, a Twiganeho-Makanika ambush injured two FARDC soldiers in Kagogo.[4] On December 28, 2021, fighting between the Congolese Army (FARDC) and the Twiganeho-Makanika killed a colonel, three Congolese soldiers, and twelve pro-Congolese militants.[3]