Drodro
Drodro is a refugee camp in Djugu territory, located in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]
Drodro | |
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.jpg.webp) UN peacekeepers from Morocco on a visit to Drodro. | |
  Drodro | |
| Coordinates: 1°46′0″N 30°32′0″E | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Ituri |
| Territory | Djugu territory |
| Population | |
| • Total | 25,000 |
| • Refugee population | 20,000+ |
History
Second Congo war
On July 1, 2003, a few months before the end of the Second Congo War, armed forces were responsible for the mass murder of 966 people in Drodro and the surrounding localities.[2]
2017
In 2017, the ethnic Lendu priest Florent Dhunji died during his visit to Drodro Parish (which is mostly composed of the Hema people),[3] leading to an upsurge of ethnic tensions in the Ituri conflict as Lendus charged Hema abbots with murdering Dhunji.[4]
2018
On March 1, 2018, ethnic conflict broke out again in Drodro, this time over land disputes.[5]
2021 massacre
| Drodro massacre | |
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| Part of the 2021 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks | |
| Location | Drodro |
| Date | November 21, 2021 |
| Deaths | 44 |
| Perpetrators | CODECO |
On November 21, 2021, under the cover of night, the Cooperative for Development of the Congo (CODECO) raided the settlement, leading to the massacre of numerous residents.
During the massacre, the perpetrators inflicted heavy damage against civilians, killing a reported 35 civilians inside the local church and burning down 1,200 shelters.[6]
Congolese Armed Forces spokesman, Jules Ngongo, initially confirmed that at least 12 people had been confirmed dead, but the number of dead was later risen to 44.[7]
References
- "Mindat.org". mindat.org. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "DR Congo: MONUC investigates atrocities at Drodro in Ituri where survivors claim that up to 1,000 people have been killed in inter-ethnic violence - Democratic Republic of the Congo". ReliefWeb. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "In Pictures: 'No safe place' as violence grips DR Congo's Ituri". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "DR Congo: Ending the Cycle of Violence in Ituri". Crisis Group. 2020-07-15. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "DRC: Ethnic violence breaks out in Ituri province on March 1 /update 1". GardaWorld. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "Series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo". UN News. 2021-11-30. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "UNHCR appalled by killings of dozens of displaced people by armed groups in eastern DRC". UNHCR. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-13.