source: AFP
actor1: MONUSCO: United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (2010-)
actor2: Unidentified Ethnic Militia (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Mikenge
notes: On 31 October 2019, MONUSCO blue helmets claimed to have carried out warning shots around their temporary base of Mikenge in Mwenga territory, Sud-Kivu, after they heard gun shots and witnessed smoke some 5 km from the base. They reported that these warning shots were aimed at protecting the 800 IDPs who have settled near the base and specified that there was no direct contact with the militias that fired the shots. Although blue helmets could not confirm the origin of the shots, Banyamulenge, Bafulero, Babembe and Banyindu ethnic militias are known to operate in the area.