Incident Summary:

01/29/2017: Assailants raided Marco village in Tanganyika district, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of two related attacks in Tanganyika district on this date. There were no reported casualties, though 30 houses were set on fire across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Twa militia.

GTD ID:
201702080032

When:
2017-01-29

Country:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Tanganyika

City:
Marco

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Tanganyika district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Marco Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Democratic Republic of the Congo
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Arson/Fire
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 Property damage figures represent a division of the total number of houses torched across incidents 201701290062 and 201702080032.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Twa Militia No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Moba: fire of 30 Bantu houses attributed to pygmies," Radio Okapi, January 30, 2017.
"Democratic Republic of the Congo: IPIS Weekly Briefing, January – 1 February 2017 [EN/FR]," ReliefWeb, February 8, 2017.