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On 2 February 2022, over 60 [[civilian]]s from the [[Hema people|Hema]] ethnic group<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women, children among villagers killed in DR Congo massacre|url=https://www.trtworld.com/africa/women-children-among-villagers-killed-in-dr-congo-massacre-54788|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Women, children among villagers killed in DR Congo massacre|language=en}}</ref> were killed in a massacre in [[Djugu territory]], [[Ituri Province]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].<ref name="I">{{Cite web|date=2022-02-02|title=DRC militia kills dozens in attack on camp for displaced people|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/drc-militia-attack-camp-displaced-b2005940.html|access-date=2022-02-02|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref>
On 2 February 2022, over 60 [[civilian]]s from the [[Hema people|Hema]] ethnic group<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women, children among villagers killed in DR Congo massacre|url=https://www.trtworld.com/africa/women-children-among-villagers-killed-in-dr-congo-massacre-54788|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Women, children among villagers killed in DR Congo massacre|language=en}}</ref> were killed in a massacre in [[Djugu territory]], [[Ituri Province]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].<ref name="I">{{Cite web|date=2022-02-02|title=DRC militia kills dozens in attack on camp for displaced people|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/drc-militia-attack-camp-displaced-b2005940.html|access-date=2022-02-02|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref>


During the early hours, [[CODECO]] insurgents armed with [[machete]]s and [[edged weapon]]s<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Knife-wielding attackers kill dozens in eastern DRC raid|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/2/dozens-killed-in-attack-on-drc-camp-for-displaced-people|access-date=2022-02-02|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref> attacked Plaine Savo, a camp for [[internally displaced people]] in the northeast of the country in which around 4,000 people live.<ref name=I/> Forces from the [[Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese military]] made contact with the CODECO militia prior to the attack but were bypassed when the assailants changed direction.<ref>{{Citation |title=At least 60 people killed in militia attack in eastern DR Congo |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-60-people-killed-militia-attack-eastern-congo-2022-02-02/ |publisher=Reuters}}</ref><blockquote>"I first heard cries when I was still in bed. Then several minutes of gunshots. I fled and I saw torches and people crying for help and I realised it was the CODECO militiamen who had invaded our site."
During the early hours, [[CODECO]] insurgents armed with [[machete]]s and [[edged weapon]]s<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Knife-wielding attackers kill dozens in eastern DRC raid|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/2/dozens-killed-in-attack-on-drc-camp-for-displaced-people|access-date=2022-02-02|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref> attacked Plaine Savo, a camp for [[internally displaced people]] in the northeast of the country in which around 4,000 people live.<ref name=I/> Forces from the [[Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese military]] made contact with the CODECO militia prior to the attack but were bypassed when the assailants changed direction.<ref>{{Citation |title=At least 60 people killed in militia attack in eastern DR Congo |date=2 February 2022 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-60-people-killed-militia-attack-eastern-congo-2022-02-02/ |publisher=Reuters|last1=Kambale |first1=Erikas Mwisi }}</ref><blockquote>"I first heard cries when I was still in bed. Then several minutes of gunshots. I fled and I saw torches and people crying for help and I realised it was the CODECO militiamen who had invaded our site."


– Local resident<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>Four people, including the chief of the Bahema N’adhere community, were hospitalized.<ref name=":0" />
– Local resident<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>Four people, including the chief of the Bahema N’adhere community, were hospitalized.<ref name=":0" />

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Plaine Savo massacre
Part of Ituri conflict
Plaine Savo massacre is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Plaine Savo massacre
Plaine Savo massacre (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
LocationPlaine Savo, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates1°45′44″N 30°35′25″E / 1.7623126196388175°N 30.590396816857126°E / 1.7623126196388175; 30.590396816857126
DateFebruary 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)
02:00[1] (CAT (UTC+02:00))
TargetHema people
Attack type
Mass murder of internally displaced people
Weaponsmachetes and edged weapons, guns
Deaths60+
Injured~40
PerpetratorsCODECO
MotiveNomadic conflict, ethnic cleansing

On 2 February 2022, over 60 civilians from the Hema ethnic group[2] were killed in a massacre in Djugu territory, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]

During the early hours, CODECO insurgents armed with machetes and edged weapons[4] attacked Plaine Savo, a camp for internally displaced people in the northeast of the country in which around 4,000 people live.[3] Forces from the Congolese military made contact with the CODECO militia prior to the attack but were bypassed when the assailants changed direction.[5]

"I first heard cries when I was still in bed. Then several minutes of gunshots. I fled and I saw torches and people crying for help and I realised it was the CODECO militiamen who had invaded our site." – Local resident[4]

Four people, including the chief of the Bahema N’adhere community, were hospitalized.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dozens massacred in DR Congo camp raid". Mozambique.
  2. ^ "Women, children among villagers killed in DR Congo massacre". Women, children among villagers killed in DR Congo massacre. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  3. ^ a b "DRC militia kills dozens in attack on camp for displaced people". The Independent. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  4. ^ a b c "Knife-wielding attackers kill dozens in eastern DRC raid". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  5. ^ Kambale, Erikas Mwisi (2 February 2022), At least 60 people killed in militia attack in eastern DR Congo, Reuters

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