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Ituri province: conflict events in May 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Ituri province, DR Congo. Country-wide report: DR Congo, May 2026.

26events19 the month before
219est. deathsrange 185–269
209civilian deaths

In May 2026, UCDP recorded 26 organized-violence events in Ituri province, DR Congo, with 219 estimated deaths. That is +37% compared with 19 events the month before. The death toll range is 185 to 269.

92% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 209.

The most active pairing was IS - Civilians with 20 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-30: URDPC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-28: IS vs Civilians (17 deaths)2026-05-25: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2026-05-24: IS vs Civilians (36 deaths)2026-05-22: IS vs Civilians (15 deaths)2026-05-22: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (11 deaths)2026-05-20: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-20: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-20: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-05-19: IS vs Civilians (19 deaths)2026-05-19: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-05-19: IS vs Civilians (17 deaths)2026-05-18: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2026-05-17: IS vs Civilians (14 deaths)2026-05-16: IS vs Civilians (6 deaths)2026-05-14: Government of DR Congo vs IS (6 deaths)2026-05-14: URDPC vs Civilians (4 deaths)2026-05-13: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-05-11: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2026-05-10: IS vs Civilians (9 deaths)2026-05-10: URDPC vs Civilians (4 deaths)2026-05-07: IS vs Civilians (29 deaths)2026-05-05: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-05-05: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-05: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-05-01: URDPC vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Ituri province, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
24 May 2026Mambasa territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 36 civilian, 2 sources		36
7 May 2026Mambasa territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 29 civilian, 19 sources		29
20–29
19 May 2026Mambasa territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 19 civilian, 7 sources		19
17–27
28 May 2026Irumu territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 17 civilian		17
0–17
19 May 2026Mambasa territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 17 civilian, 3 sources		17
17–32
22 May 2026Mambasa territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 15 civilian, 3 sources		15
15–30
17 May 2026Mambasa territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 14 civilian		14
14–19
22 May 2026Djugu territory
Ituri province		Government of DR Congo vs CRP
State-based, 7 civilian, 4 sources		11
11–15
10 May 2026Mambasa territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 9 civilian, 7 sources		9
9–12
16 May 2026Mambasa territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian, 3 sources		6
4–6

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
IS21198
URDPC410
Government of DR Congo217
CRP111

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.