Massacres of Hutus during the First Congo War
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During the First Congo War, Rwandan, Congolese, and Burundian Hutu men, women, and children in villages and refugee camps were hunted down and became victims of mass killings in eastern Zaire (now named the Democratic Republic of the Congo).[5]
Genocidal massacres
| Massacres of Hutus during the First Congo War | |
|---|---|
| Part of the First Congo War | |
Aerial photograph of the Mihanda refugee camp | |
| Location | Kivu, Zaire |
| Date | October 1996 to May 1997 |
| Target | Hutu refugees and Interhamwe |
Attack type | Genocidal massacre |
| Deaths | Tens of thousands[1][2] up to 200,000[3]-232,000[4] |
| Perpetrators | Alliance des Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Congo-Zaïre Rwandan Patriotic Army |
| Motive | Anti-Hutu sentiment, revenge for the Rwandan genocide |