source: UNSC; AFP; BBC News; Actualite
actor1: Military Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
actor2: Batwa Ethnic Militia (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Dekese
notes: On 16 January 2021, a group of Batwa militiamen armed with firearms, arrows, and machetes clashed with FARDC/PNC elements in Bakwa Kadimba village, 195 Km north of Mweka town, and near Dekse (Dekese, Kasai). Between 4 and 6 soldiers were killed, as the militiamen took control of the village. Subsequent sources point out that 5 civilians were killed during the clashes. The next day, on 17 January, Congolese state/security forces arrested and transferred two members of the group to Kananga, including its leader, Katende Tshiombo.