2017 Uvira Clashes | |||||||
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Part of the Kivu conflict and the 2017 CNPSC offensive | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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William Yakutumba (CNPSC chairman) Ebu Ela Kitungano (Mai-Mai Ebu Ela commander)[1] Saidi Ekanda (CNPSC naval commander) René Itongwa (Mai-Mai René commander)[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
13 soldiers killed 1 peacekeeper killed[3] |
1 fighter killed At least 1 boat sunk[4] |
The 2017 Uvira clashes were a series of skirmishes between the National Coalition of the People for the Sovereignty of Congo (CNPSC) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) supported by United Nations MONUSCO peacekeepers in and around the city of Uvira, in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The clashes were a result of the CNPSC coalition's rebellion that began several months earlier, in which the coalition declared its intent to capture the city.[5]