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DR Congo: conflict events in June 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

67events75 the month before
246est. deathsrange 226–1,030
201civilian deaths

DR Congo saw 67 recorded events and 246 estimated deaths in June 2025. That is -11% compared with 75 events the month before. The death toll range is 226 to 1,030.

60% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 201.

Events were concentrated in Nord Kivu province (25), Sud Kivu province (24), Ituri province (13).

The most active pairing was AFC - VDP with 40 events.

Where events happened

2025-06-30: AFC vs Civilians (6 deaths)2025-06-29: Zaire self-defense group vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-06-29: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-06-29: AFC vs VDP (5 deaths)2025-06-29: AFC vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-06-28: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-06-28: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-28: AFC vs VDP (8 deaths)2025-06-27: URDPC vs Civilians (11 deaths)2025-06-26: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-06-26: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-25: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (4 deaths)2025-06-25: Government of Angola vs FLEC-FAC-TN (0 deaths)2025-06-25: Government of Angola vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-06-24: AFC vs VDP (5 deaths)2025-06-24: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-06-24: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-06-24: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-06-24: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2025-06-24: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-24: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-23: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-23: AFC vs VDP (20 deaths)2025-06-23: VDP vs Civilians (9 deaths)2025-06-23: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-23: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-22: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-06-22: AFC vs Civilians (17 deaths)2025-06-21: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2025-06-20: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-19: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (4 deaths)2025-06-19: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2025-06-19: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-18: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2025-06-18: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-06-18: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-18: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-18: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-18: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-17: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (5 deaths)2025-06-17: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-06-16: URDPC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-06-16: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-06-15: AFC vs VDP (7 deaths)2025-06-14: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2025-06-13: URDPC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-06-10: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-06-10: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-06-10: AFC vs VDP (4 deaths)2025-06-09: Mobondo vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-06-08: Mobondo vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-06-07: URDPC vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-06-07: Zaire self-defense group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-06-07: IS vs Civilians (35 deaths)2025-06-07: AFC vs VDP (6 deaths)2025-06-06: AFC vs VDP (6 deaths)2025-06-05: URDPC vs Civilians (6 deaths)2025-06-05: AFC vs VDP (5 deaths)2025-06-04: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-06-04: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2025-06-02: URDPC vs Civilians (7 deaths)2025-06-02: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-06-02: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-06-01: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (8 deaths)2025-06-01: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-06-01: URDPC vs Civilians (10 deaths)2025-06-01: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in DR Congo, June 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, June 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Nord Kivu province2593
Sud Kivu province2476
Ituri province1366
Mai-Ndombe province22
Kongo Central province20

Deadliest events, June 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
7 Jun 2025Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 35 civilian, 3 sources		35
35–36
23 Jun 2025Rutshuru territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 20 civilian		20
22 Jun 2025Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 17 civilian, 3 sources		17
27 Jun 2025Djugu territory
Ituri province		URDPC vs Civilians
One-sided, 11 civilian, 5 sources		11
1 Jun 2025Djugu territory
Ituri province		URDPC vs Civilians
One-sided, 10 civilian		10
23 Jun 2025—VDP vs Civilians
One-sided, 9 civilian		9
0–9
28 Jun 2025Bukavu territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 7 civilian		8
0–8
1 Jun 2025Djugu territory
Ituri province		Government of DR Congo vs Civilians
One-sided, 8 civilian, 2 sources		8
15 Jun 2025Rutshuru territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 2 sources		7
7–24
2 Jun 2025Djugu territory
Ituri province		URDPC vs Civilians
One-sided, 7 civilian		7

Parties

PartyEvents
AFC45
VDP41
URDPC7
IS4
Government of DR Congo4
CRP3

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based4
Non-state40
One-sided23

All months

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