Shangi is a settlement in the

Rutshuru Territory Rutshuru Territory is a Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, territory in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with headquarters is the town of Rutshuru. The territory is mountainous, inclu ...

. It is part of the Bweza groupement.

History

In July 2018, Shangi was the site of deadly clashes between the militias

APCLS The Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo (; APCLS) is an armed militia group which operates in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. APCLS is traditionally active in Masisi Territory, North Kivu and is considered ...

and

Nduma Defense of Congo-Renovated Nduma Defense of Congo—Renovated () is a Congolese rebel group operating in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a splinter faction of the Nduma Defense of Congo (NDC) and controls large parts of the North Kivu province, and has ...

. On 19 May 2022, M23 rebels attacked

MONUSCO The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or MONUSCO (an acronym based on its French name ), is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A planned withdraw ...

peacekeepers at Shangi, as the latter joined the FARDC in counter-insurgency operations. The rebel leadership declared that the attack was in response to a previous joint FARDC-FDLR operation. On 16 June, M23 reportedly captured Shangi alongside many other settlements in the area, while 150 FARDC soldiers escaped across the border to Uganda. A few days later, however, Shangi again became the site of fighting between M23 and FARDC. Several civilians were killed during these clashes. By July, Shangi was firmly under M23 control, with locals being conscripted as

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by the rebels.

References

{{reflist Populated places in North Kivu