Incident Summary:

03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Kanune village, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three similar attacks in Ikobo district on the same day. At least three people were killed across all three assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).

GTD ID:
201503290051

When:
2015-03-29

Country:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Kivu

City:
Kanune

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Democratic Republic of the Congo
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack represent a division of a cumulative total of those killed across incidents. (201503290050, 201503290051, & 201503290052).
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Rwandan Hutu fighters kill 22 civilians in eastern DRCongo in March 2015," Goma Radio Okapi, March 31, 2015.