On Monday, militants attacked a UN-run camp called “LALA” for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Ituri province. At least 45 civilians were killed, and ten more were injured during the operation. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in DRC, MONUSCO, revealed CODECO, a militia group, is suspected to have perpetrated the attack. The perpetrators attacked unarmed civilians with guns and machetes, and some people were burned alive after their tents were set on fire. The attack is regarded as a violation of international humanitarian law. MONUSCO revealed it would increase security in the region and work with the local authorities to halt the persistent attacks.
CODECO is known to be one of many militia groups operating in Ituri province, where frequent conflicts happen. They claim to represent the interests of Lendu farmers in DRC and have been involved in several attacks in the region, killing hundreds of civilians and forcing many to flee their homes. In June this year, four rebel groups, including CODECO, signed an agreement called the “program of disarmament, demobilization, community recovery, and stabilization,” which was designed to halt the attacks. This attack comes at a time when talks were ongoing between the rebel groups in the region.
According to reports from the UN, about 1.7 million internally displaced persons reside in Ituri. In the last 14 years, DRC has experienced unrest in several regions, and as a result, at least 20 million people have been displaced internally, albeit temporarily. The UN mission revealed their ties with the DRC Government in Kinshasa became strained last year due to a series of incidents, including anti-UN protests in the capital of the state of North Kivu, Goma, which resulted in the death of two civilians.
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