General information
Type of Incompatibility: Not applicable
Territory: DR Congo (Zaire)
Date of first battle related death: 2003-06-11
Date of conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: 2003-06-11
Comment on conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: The FNI, FRPI, and RCD-K-ML coalition first became a one-sided actor in UCDP data in 2003, when the one-sided violence resulted in more than 25 civilian deaths. The threshold was reached in June of that year when the coalition attacked Kasenyi town, resulting in more than 25 deaths.
Annual information
This section contains annual information systematically collected by the UCDP.
2003
Primary Parties: FNI, FRPI, RCD-K-ML - Civilians
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 160 |
| Best | 160 |
| Low | 80 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
Conflict Archive
This section contains annual information no longer systematically collected by the UCDP.
2003 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: In June 2003, the FNI/FRPI/RCD-K-ML coalition attacked Kasenyi, a fishing town on the shores of Lake Albert in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kasenyi was home to an important PUSIC military camp. After the predominantly Lendu militia had chased away the PUSIC soldiers in the town, they started massacring civilians. Over a hundred civilians were killed in the attack on the town.
Terminated: NO
