Incident Summary:

10/06/2014: Assailants attacked Mayi Moya village, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Three civilians were killed in the attack. This was one of three attacks on villages in the same province by the same group within a short period of time. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).

GTD ID:
201410060062

When:
2014-10-06

Country:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Kivu

City:
Mayi Moya

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC)
Specific Description Soldiers
Nationality of Target Democratic Republic of the Congo
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Mayi Moya Area
Specific Description Area
Nationality of Target Democratic Republic of the Congo
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Melee Knife or Other Sharp Object
Weapon Details
Knives and machetes were used in the attack.
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
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 3 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
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
"Dozens Killed in DRC Massacre," VOA News, October 17, 2014.
"Eight more civilians killed by Ugandan rebels in eastern DRCongo," BBC Monitoring Africa - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring, October 7, 2014.
"Africa Command OSINT Daily 7 October 2014," OSC Summary, October 7, 2014.