source: Radio Okapi
actor1: FPAC: Ituri Self-Defense Popular Front (Zaire)
actor2: Civilians (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Irumu
notes: Around 14 July 2020 (between 30 June - 26 July), armed men from a new formed militia called Zaire, drawn from the Hema ethnic group, carried out various attacks against civilians from Bira ethnic in various unspecified villages within Irumu territory (Ituri). Reportedly, around 30 civilians were killed and around 20 villages were attacked and some of its houses burned down. These ethnic-based attacks were triggered by violent reprisals linked to militias and disputes over land and natural resources.