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DR Congo: conflict events in October 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

62events77 the month before
235est. deathsrange 226–388
161civilian deaths

DR Congo saw 62 recorded events and 235 estimated deaths in October 2024. That is -19% compared with 77 events the month before. The death toll range is 226 to 388.

63% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 161.

Events were concentrated in Nord Kivu province (32), Ituri province (18), Sud Kivu province (7).

The most active pairing was IS - Civilians with 18 events.

Where events happened

2024-10-29: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2024-10-29: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-29: Government of DR Congo vs IS (3 deaths)2024-10-29: AFC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-10-29: VDP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-28: AFC vs Civilians (15 deaths)2024-10-26: Government of Burundi vs RED-TABARA (15 deaths)2024-10-26: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-10-26: Government of DR Congo vs IS (2 deaths)2024-10-26: VDP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-25: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-25: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-10-24: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-10-23: Government of Rwanda vs FDLR-FOCA (34 deaths)2024-10-23: Government of Burundi vs RED-TABARA (3 deaths)2024-10-23: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2024-10-22: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2024-10-22: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-10-22: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-10-22: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-10-21: VDP vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-10-20: Government of Rwanda vs FDLR-FOCA (10 deaths)2024-10-20: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2024-10-20: AFC vs VDP (8 deaths)2024-10-20: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (23 deaths)2024-10-20: RED-TABARA vs Civilians (7 deaths)2024-10-20: AFC vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-10-20: IS vs Civilians (27 deaths)2024-10-20: Government of Burundi vs RED-TABARA (3 deaths)2024-10-19: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-10-18: AFC vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-10-18: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2024-10-18: VDP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-14: Government of DR Congo vs IS (2 deaths)2024-10-14: VDP vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-10-14: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-10-13: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2024-10-13: Government of DR Congo vs IS (3 deaths)2024-10-11: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-10-11: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-10-10: AFC vs VDP (7 deaths)2024-10-10: Government of DR Congo vs IS (2 deaths)2024-10-10: AFC vs Civilians (5 deaths)2024-10-10: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2024-10-09: CPC vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-10-09: AFC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-10-08: Government of DR Congo vs FABB (1 deaths)2024-10-08: VDP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-08: AFC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-10-07: AFC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-10-07: AFC vs Civilians (4 deaths)2024-10-07: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2024-10-07: CPC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-07: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2024-10-07: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-07: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-10-05: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-10-04: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-10-04: IS vs Civilians (6 deaths)2024-10-03: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2024-10-03: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-01: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in DR Congo, October 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, October 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Nord Kivu province32163
Ituri province1836
Sud Kivu province732
Bas-Uélé province23
Tanganyika province11
Lualaba province10

Deadliest events, October 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
23 Oct 2024Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		Government of Rwanda vs FDLR-FOCA
State-based, 1 civilian, 4 sources		34
20 Oct 2024Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 27 civilian		27
20 Oct 2024Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 23 civilian, 3 sources		23
28 Oct 2024Rutshuru territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 15 civilian, 2 sources		15
26 Oct 2024Mwenga territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of Burundi vs RED-TABARA
State-based, 3 sources		15
20 Oct 2024Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		Government of Rwanda vs FDLR-FOCA
State-based, 7 sources		10
3–10
20 Oct 2024Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 8 civilian		8
20 Oct 2024Mwenga territory
Sud Kivu province		RED-TABARA vs Civilians
One-sided, 7 civilian, 2 sources		7
10 Oct 2024Masisi territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 7 civilian, 3 sources		7
4 Oct 2024Mambasa territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian		6

Parties

PartyEvents
IS26
AFC20
Government of DR Congo14
VDP11
RED-TABARA4
Government of Burundi3

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based18
Non-state5
One-sided39

All months

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