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DR Congo: conflict events in December 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

80events36 the month before
276est. deathsrange 272–460
234civilian deaths

DR Congo saw 80 recorded events and 276 estimated deaths in December 2024. That is +122% compared with 36 events the month before. The death toll range is 272 to 460.

73% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 234.

Events were concentrated in Nord Kivu province (44), Ituri province (25), Sud Kivu province (4).

The most active pairing was IS - Civilians with 33 events.

Where events happened

2024-12-31: IS vs Civilians (17 deaths)2024-12-30: IS vs Civilians (8 deaths)2024-12-30: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2024-12-30: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-30: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-30: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-29: IS vs Civilians (7 deaths)2024-12-29: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-29: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-29: Government of DR Congo vs Kata Katanga (1 deaths)2024-12-28: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2024-12-28: AFC vs VDP (5 deaths)2024-12-28: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-28: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-28: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-28: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-27: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-27: IS vs Civilians (12 deaths)2024-12-27: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-26: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2024-12-26: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-26: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-25: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (33 deaths)2024-12-25: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-12-25: IS vs Civilians (10 deaths)2024-12-24: IS vs Civilians (23 deaths)2024-12-24: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-23: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2024-12-23: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2024-12-22: URDPC vs Civilians (6 deaths)2024-12-21: Government of DR Congo vs IS (1 deaths)2024-12-21: IS vs Civilians (10 deaths)2024-12-21: IS vs Civilians (12 deaths)2024-12-18: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)2024-12-17: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-17: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2024-12-17: URDPC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-12-16: URDPC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-12-16: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (4 deaths)2024-12-15: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-14: URDPC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-14: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-14: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-13: Government of DR Congo vs IS (1 deaths)2024-12-12: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-12: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-12-12: URDPC vs Zaire self-defense group (2 deaths)2024-12-12: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-12: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2024-12-12: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-12: Zaire self-defense group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-12: URDPC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-11: VDP vs Civilians (5 deaths)2024-12-11: AFC vs Civilians (5 deaths)2024-12-10: Government of Burundi vs RED-TABARA (1 deaths)2024-12-10: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (7 deaths)2024-12-09: URDPC vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-09: Mobondo vs Civilians (12 deaths)2024-12-08: Mayi Mayi - Makabe vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-08: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2024-12-08: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2024-12-07: Kata Katanga vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-07: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-06: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2024-12-06: URDPC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-06: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-04: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2024-12-03: IS vs Civilians (9 deaths)2024-12-03: URDPC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-12-03: URDPC vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-03: Zaire self-defense group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-02: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2024-12-02: AFP-Gutabara, Ngumino vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-12-02: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2024-12-02: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2024-12-01: IS vs Civilians (15 deaths)2024-12-01: AFC vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-12-01: Zaire self-defense group vs Civilians (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in DR Congo, December 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, December 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Nord Kivu province44150
Ituri province2565
Sud Kivu province437
Haut-Lomami province24
Mai-Ndombe province112
Maniema province15
Lomami province12
Haut-Katanga province11

Deadliest events, December 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
25 Dec 2024Fizi territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 2 sources		33
24 Dec 2024Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 23 civilian, 3 sources		23
31 Dec 2024Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 17 civilian, 2 sources		17
1 Dec 2024Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 15 civilian, 10 sources		15
27 Dec 2024Irumu territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 12 civilian, 3 sources		12
12–16
21 Dec 2024Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 12 civilian, 4 sources		12
12–19
9 Dec 2024Kwamouth territory
Mai-Ndombe province		Mobondo vs Civilians
One-sided, 12 civilian, 7 sources		12
25 Dec 2024Irumu territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 10 civilian, 2 sources		10
21 Dec 2024Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 10 civilian, 4 sources		10
6–10
3 Dec 2024Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 9 civilian, 4 sources		9
9–16

Parties

PartyEvents
IS36
Government of DR Congo22
AFC18
URDPC10
VDP5
Zaire self-defense group4

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based17
Non-state5
One-sided58

All months

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