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Nord Kivu province: conflict events in September 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Nord Kivu province, DR Congo. Country-wide report: DR Congo, September 2025.

39events34 the month before
203est. deathsrange 195–517
146civilian deaths

In September 2025, UCDP recorded 39 organized-violence events in Nord Kivu province, DR Congo, with 203 estimated deaths. That is +15% compared with 34 events the month before. The death toll range is 195 to 517.

49% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 146.

The most active pairing was IS - Civilians with 11 events.

Where events happened

2025-09-30: VDP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-29: VDP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-28: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-09-26: IS vs Civilians (9 deaths)2025-09-23: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-09-23: Government of DR Congo vs IS (1 deaths)2025-09-23: Government of DR Congo vs IS (2 deaths)2025-09-22: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-09-21: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-09-20: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-19: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (37 deaths)2025-09-19: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)2025-09-19: AFC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-09-19: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-09-18: IS vs Civilians (7 deaths)2025-09-18: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-09-17: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-17: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-09-16: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-09-16: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-15: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-14: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-09-14: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2025-09-10: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2025-09-10: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-10: AFC vs VDP (11 deaths)2025-09-08: IS vs Civilians (71 deaths)2025-09-08: IS vs Civilians (18 deaths)2025-09-08: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2025-09-08: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2025-09-08: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-09-07: AFC vs VDP (5 deaths)2025-09-06: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2025-09-06: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-09-04: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-09-01: FDLR-FOCA vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-01: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-09-01: VDP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-01: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Nord Kivu province, September 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, September 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
8 Sep 2025Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 71 civilian, 18 sources		71
64–102
19 Sep 2025Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 7 sources		37
8 Sep 2025Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 18 civilian, 6 sources		18
10 Sep 2025Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state		11
26 Sep 2025Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 9 civilian, 3 sources		9
9–10
18 Sep 2025Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 7 civilian, 3 sources		7
22 Sep 2025Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 5 civilian, 3 sources		5
7 Sep 2025Nyiragongo territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 5 civilian		5
23 Sep 2025Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian, 3 sources		4
18 Sep 2025Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian, 4 sources		4

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC1971
IS15127
VDP1429
Government of DR Congo1044
FDLR-FOCA11

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.