April 2020 Virunga National Park massacre information
April 2020 Virunga National Park massacre
Part of Kivu conflict
Location
Rumangabo, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date
April 24, 2020 11am
Deaths
17
13 park rangers
4 civilians
Injured
5
3 park rangers
2 civilians
Perpetrator
FDLR-FOCA
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Kivu conflict
Lemera massacre
Kasika massacre
Makobola massacre
Makombo massacre
2008 Nord-Kivu campaign
2009 Eastern Congo offensive
M23 rebellion (2012–13)
2014 North Kivu offensive
2017 CNPSC offensive
Uvira clashes
Oicha
Virunga
Kipupu massacre
Kangbayi
Kagogo ambush
M23 offensive (2022–23)
Anti-MONUSCO protests
Kishishe massacre
1st Kitshanga
2nd Kitshanga
Masambo attack
Otomabere attack
August 2022 attacks
Kasindi church bombing
Makugwe massacre
Mukondi massacre
On April 24, 2020, fighters from the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) killed twelve park rangers and four tourists in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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