source: Radio Okapi
actor1: Military Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
actor2: Bakeka Communal Militia (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Lowa
notes: 24 February (on or around). The FARDC clashed with a Bakeka communal militia, led by Modeste Bahati, in Lowa and nearby areas (coded as 2 events, one with Lowa geo precision 1 and one with geo precision 2). Four militia members were killed, and some sources report one military fatality (spread across the two events). Local civil society organizations indicated that the FARDC does not distinguish between civilians and militia members and has utilized the populations of Babuma and Bayelo villages to loot Lowa.