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DR Congo: conflict events in September 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

77events58 the month before
277est. deathsrange 268–330
214civilian deaths

DR Congo saw 77 recorded events and 277 estimated deaths in September 2024. That is +33% compared with 58 events the month before. The death toll range is 268 to 330.

68% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 214.

Events were concentrated in Ituri province (42), Nord Kivu province (25), Sud Kivu province (6).

The most active pairing was IS - Civilians with 23 events.

Where events happened

2024-09-30: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-09-30: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2024-09-29: IS vs Civilians (20 deaths)2024-09-28: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-27: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-09-26: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2024-09-26: Mobondo vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-25: URDPC vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-25: Government of Burundi vs RED-TABARA (16 deaths)2024-09-25: Government of Burundi vs RED-TABARA (3 deaths)2024-09-25: Mobondo vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-24: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-09-24: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2024-09-24: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-23: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-23: Government of Burundi vs RED-TABARA (0 deaths)2024-09-23: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-23: AFC vs VDP (7 deaths)2024-09-22: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-22: Mobondo vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-22: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2024-09-22: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2024-09-22: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-21: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-21: IS vs Civilians (8 deaths)2024-09-20: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-09-20: Zaire self-defense group vs Civilians (8 deaths)2024-09-20: FDLR-FOCA vs Civilians (7 deaths)2024-09-20: AFC vs Civilians (25 deaths)2024-09-20: URDPC vs Civilians (16 deaths)2024-09-20: VDP vs Civilians (7 deaths)2024-09-20: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-09-20: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2024-09-19: URDPC vs Civilians (4 deaths)2024-09-19: URDPC vs Civilians (5 deaths)2024-09-19: URDPC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-19: VDP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-19: URDPC vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-19: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (4 deaths)2024-09-18: Government of DR Congo vs IS (1 deaths)2024-09-18: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-09-17: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2024-09-17: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2024-09-17: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-16: URDPC vs Civilians (10 deaths)2024-09-16: URDPC vs Zaire self-defense group (9 deaths)2024-09-16: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-15: Zaire self-defense group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-15: URDPC vs Civilians (5 deaths)2024-09-15: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2024-09-15: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2024-09-15: URDPC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-14: IS vs Civilians (6 deaths)2024-09-14: URDPC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-13: URDPC vs Zaire self-defense group (3 deaths)2024-09-12: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2024-09-12: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)2024-09-12: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-09-11: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-11: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-09-10: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-09-09: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-09-09: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-09: VDP vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-09-08: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2024-09-07: VDP vs Civilians (20 deaths)2024-09-07: VDP vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-06: Government of DR Congo vs IS (2 deaths)2024-09-05: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-09-04: Government of DR Congo vs IS (2 deaths)2024-09-03: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2024-09-03: AFC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-09-03: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2024-09-02: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-01: Zaire self-defense group vs Civilians (5 deaths)2024-09-01: Government of DR Congo vs IS (3 deaths)2024-09-01: Government of DR Congo vs IS (19 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in DR Congo, September 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, September 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Ituri province42146
Nord Kivu province25100
Sud Kivu province624
Kongo Central province24
Mai-Ndombe province12
Kinshasa province11

Deadliest events, September 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
20 Sep 2024Nord Kivu provinceAFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 25 civilian		25
29 Sep 2024Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 20 civilian, 4 sources		20
11–20
7 Sep 2024Mambasa territory
Ituri province		VDP vs Civilians
One-sided, 20 civilian, 3 sources		20
1 Sep 2024Mambasa territory
Ituri province		Government of DR Congo vs IS
State-based, 2 sources		19
25 Sep 2024Mwenga territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of Burundi vs RED-TABARA
State-based		16
20 Sep 2024Djugu territory
Ituri province		URDPC vs Civilians
One-sided, 16 civilian		16
16 Sep 2024Djugu territory
Ituri province		URDPC vs Civilians
One-sided, 10 civilian, 10 sources		10
16 Sep 2024Djugu territory
Ituri province		URDPC vs Zaire self-defense group
Non-state, 2 civilian, 8 sources		9
21 Sep 2024Mambasa territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 8 civilian, 2 sources		8
20 Sep 2024Djugu territory
Ituri province		Zaire self-defense group vs Civilians
One-sided, 8 civilian		8

Parties

PartyEvents
IS31
Government of DR Congo17
AFC14
VDP13
URDPC12
Zaire self-defense group5

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based15
Non-state10
One-sided52

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.