Incident Summary:

08/25/2020: Assailants attacked civilians in Mapasana village, Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three related attacks in the area on this day. At least nine people were killed across this and another attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).

GTD ID:
202008250013

When:
2020-08-25

Country:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Kivu

City:
Mapasana

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Beni district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
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
Unknown
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 represent a division of the total number of those killed across incidents 202008250013 and 202008250014.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 5 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 5
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Ugandan rebels kill 20 villagers in eastern DR Congo," Anadolu Agency (AA), August 26, 2020.
"BBCM Africa Watchlist for 27 August," BBC Monitoring, August 27, 2020.
"ADF rebels 'kill 37' in DR Congo Beni in two days," Radio Okapi (Goma) in French 1400 gmt, August 26, 2020.