Shangi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

In July 2018, Shangi was the site of deadly clashes between the militias APCLS and Nduma Defense of Congo-Renovated.^[2]

On 19 May 2022, M23 rebels attacked MONUSCO peacekeepers at Shangi, as the latter joined the FARDC in counter-insurgency operations. The rebel leadership declared that the attack was in response to a previous joint FARDC-FDLR operation.^[3] On 16 June, M23 reportedly captured Shangi alongside many other settlements in the area, while 150 FARDC soldiers escaped across the border to Uganda.^[4] A few days later, however, Shangi again became the site of fighting between M23 and FARDC. Several civilians were killed during these clashes.^[5] By July, Shangi was firmly under M23 control, with locals being conscripted as porters by the rebels.^[6]