source: AFP; Politico (DRC); Twitter; Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo; Radio Okapi
actor1: Military Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
actor2: Military Forces of Rwanda (1994-)
location: Kibati
notes: On 18 October 2021, the FARDC regained territory following clashes against the FDR after the latter reportedly carried out an incursion in Kibati (Nyiragongo, Nord-Kivu) and other villages in the Buhumba groupment (coded as other events). Sources suggest the RDF briefly occupied the villages, where they looted goods. Community displacements were triggered. 2-3 Rwandan soldiers were detained by the FARDC as they were crossing the border. The Rwandan army later said its soldiers had involuntarily crossed into the Congo in pursuit of armed smugglers, denying claims of an incursion/occupation of villages. Casualties are unknown.