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DR Congo: conflict events in August 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

84events72 the month before
464est. deathsrange 344–965
385civilian deaths

DR Congo saw 84 recorded events and 464 estimated deaths in August 2025. That is +17% compared with 72 events the month before. The death toll range is 344 to 965.

55% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 385.

Events were concentrated in Nord Kivu province (34), Ituri province (25), Sud Kivu province (19).

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

Where events happened

2025-08-31: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (12 deaths)2025-08-31: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-08-29: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-08-29: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-08-28: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (21 deaths)2025-08-28: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-08-28: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-08-27: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-08-27: Government of DR Congo vs IS (1 deaths)2025-08-27: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-08-27: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2025-08-27: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2025-08-26: URDPC vs Civilians (8 deaths)2025-08-26: Mobondo vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-08-26: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-08-26: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-08-26: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2025-08-25: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-08-24: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2025-08-23: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2025-08-21: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-08-20: AFC vs Civilians (10 deaths)2025-08-20: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-08-20: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2025-08-19: URDPC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-08-19: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-08-18: AFC vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-08-17: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-08-17: Government of DR Congo vs IS (2 deaths)2025-08-17: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (9 deaths)2025-08-16: IS vs Civilians (8 deaths)2025-08-16: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2025-08-16: URDPC vs Civilians (11 deaths)2025-08-16: URDPC vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-08-15: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-08-15: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (3 deaths)2025-08-15: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-08-14: IS vs Civilians (6 deaths)2025-08-14: Mobondo vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-08-14: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-08-14: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-08-13: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-08-13: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (13 deaths)2025-08-13: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (19 deaths)2025-08-13: IS vs Civilians (43 deaths)2025-08-13: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-08-11: Zaire self-defense group vs Civilians (6 deaths)2025-08-11: AFC vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-08-11: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-08-11: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-08-11: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-08-11: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-08-10: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-08-10: URDPC vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-08-10: URDPC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-08-09: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-08-09: AFC vs Civilians (6 deaths)2025-08-08: Government of Rwanda vs Civilians (13 deaths)2025-08-08: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-08-07: AFC vs VDP (11 deaths)2025-08-07: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (4 deaths)2025-08-07: AFC vs VDP (4 deaths)2025-08-07: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (2 deaths)2025-08-07: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2025-08-06: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (0 deaths)2025-08-06: AFC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-08-06: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-08-05: IS vs Civilians (7 deaths)2025-08-04: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-08-04: AFC vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-08-04: AFC vs VDP (18 deaths)2025-08-03: URDPC vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-08-03: AFC vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-08-03: AFC vs Civilians (7 deaths)2025-08-02: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-08-02: AFC vs VDP (4 deaths)2025-08-02: URDPC vs Civilians (7 deaths)2025-08-02: URDPC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-08-02: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (4 deaths)2025-08-01: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (2 deaths)2025-08-01: AFC vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-08-01: AFC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-08-01: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (80 deaths)2025-08-01: VDP vs Civilians (39 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in DR Congo, August 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, August 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Nord Kivu province34161
Ituri province25126
Sud Kivu province1954
Mai-Ndombe province23
Tshopo province11

Deadliest events, August 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
1 Aug 2025—Government of DR Congo vs Civilians
One-sided, 80 civilian		80
0–80
13 Aug 2025Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 43 civilian, 8 sources		43
1 Aug 2025—VDP vs Civilians
One-sided, 39 civilian		39
0–39
28 Aug 2025Mwenga territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		21
13 Aug 2025Djugu territory
Ituri province		Government of DR Congo vs CRP
State-based, 19 civilian, 2 sources		19
4 Aug 2025Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state		18
13 Aug 2025Djugu territory
Ituri province		Government of DR Congo vs CRP
State-based, 4 sources		13
8 Aug 2025Rutshuru territory
Nord Kivu province		Government of Rwanda vs Civilians
One-sided, 13 civilian, 3 sources		13
13–26
31 Aug 2025Djugu territory
Ituri province		Government of DR Congo vs CRP
State-based		12
16 Aug 2025Djugu territory
Ituri province		URDPC vs Civilians
One-sided, 11 civilian		11

Parties

PartyEvents
AFC35
Government of DR Congo28
IS24
VDP14
URDPC9
CRP8

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based25
Non-state13
One-sided46

All months

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