source: Radio Okapi; Bunia Actualite; MNCTV Congo
actor1: CODECO: Cooperative for Development of Congo
actor2: Civilians (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Kilo
notes: On 9 August 2020, suspected CODECO combatants killed between 19 and 23 civilians during simultaneous attacks in the neighboring villages of Tchulu, Lisey and Aloize, located within Baniari de Kilo chieftaincy, near Kilo village (Djugu, Ituri). 12 people were killed in Aloize, 5 in Linsey and 2 more in Tchulu. Some sources said that 4 other bodies were found in Tchulu later on, raising the death toll to 23. At least 5 civilians were injured and some other locals went missing. The survivors fled these villages towards the forest and safer areas. The FARDC arrived later, when the assailants had already gone.