Djugu territory
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|leader_name=Colonel Ruphin Mapela{{cite web | title=Ituri : quatre civils tués dans l'accrochage entre FARDC et CODECO à Walendu Djatsi | website=Radio Okapi | date=2023-09-20 | url=https://www.radiookapi.net/2023/09/20/actualite/securite/ituri-quatre-civils-tues-dans-laccrochage-entre-fardc-et-codeco | language=fr | access-date=2024-02-19}}
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{{Short description|Territory of Ituri province}}
Djugu territory ({{Langx|fr|Territoire de Djugu}}) is a district of Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo.{{Cite web|title=Djugu Territory, Ituri, DR Congo|url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-290534.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-17|website=mindat.org|archive-date=2021-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217025844/https://www.mindat.org/loc-290534.html}} Its capital is also named Djugu.
History
Armed conflict first appeared in Djugu in December 2017, resulting in the displacement of 20,000 people.{{Cite web|date=2018-04-09|title=Overview of the Political Crisis in DR Congo and the Human Rights, Security, and Humanitarian Consequences|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/09/overview-political-crisis-dr-congo-and-human-rights-security-and-humanitarian|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Human Rights Watch|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217025844/https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/09/overview-political-crisis-dr-congo-and-human-rights-security-and-humanitarian}}{{Cite web|date=2018-04-20|title=Displaced Congolese Face Being Returned to Harm's Way|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/20/displaced-congolese-face-being-returned-harms-way|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Human Rights Watch|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217025847/https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/20/displaced-congolese-face-being-returned-harms-way|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2019-07-02|title=Q&A: Bosco Ntaganda, DR Congo, and the ICC|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/07/02/qa-bosco-ntaganda-dr-congo-and-icc|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Human Rights Watch|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217025843/https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/07/02/qa-bosco-ntaganda-dr-congo-and-icc|url-status=live}} Since then 4,000 people have been killed by various armed organizations, including CODECO.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-15|title=CODECO Rebels Kill 3, Rustle 387 Cows In Djugu Territory Of DR Congo|url=https://humanglemedia.com/codeco-rebels-kill-3-rustle-387-cows-in-djugu-territory-of-dr-congo/|access-date=2021-12-17|website=HumAngle Media|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217025845/https://humanglemedia.com/codeco-rebels-kill-3-rustle-387-cows-in-djugu-territory-of-dr-congo/|url-status=live}}
File:Kobu, the territory of Djugu in Ituri PHOTO DU JOUR DU MARDI 28 SEPTEMBRE 2021.jpg troops in Kobu, 2021.]]
In 2021, during an ongoing insurgency by Islamist rebels, Djugu fell into a humanitarian crisis. Since November 2021, rebels have attacked several separate IDP sites, including Drodro, a camp for internally displaced people,{{Cite web|title=At least 12 killed in eastern DR Congo attack|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/22/armed-fighters-kill-at-least-12-in-eastern-dr-congo-attack|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Al Jazeera|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215115041/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/22/armed-fighters-kill-at-least-12-in-eastern-dr-congo-attack}}{{Cite web|title=DRC: Gunmen kill at least 12 people in Djugu Territory, Ituri Province, Nov. 21-22|url=https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/547946/drc-gunmen-kill-at-least-12-people-in-djugu-territory-ituri-province-nov-21-22|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-17|website=GardaWorld|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217031346/https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/547946/drc-gunmen-kill-at-least-12-people-in-djugu-territory-ituri-province-nov-21-22}} resulting in heavy casualties. At least 58 civilians were killed since October.{{Cite web|title=Situation report on the humanitarian crisis in Djugu territory, Ituri {{!}} HumanitarianResponse|url=https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/democratic-republic-congo/document/situation-report-humanitarian-crisis-djugu-territory|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-17|website=humanitarianresponse.info|archive-date=2021-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217025854/https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/democratic-republic-congo/document/situation-report-humanitarian-crisis-djugu-territory}} On 2 February 2022, a CODECO attack killed over 60 people. A few weeks later, CODECO slew 18 people in the village of Banyali Kilo.{{Cite web|title=Women, children among villagers killed in DR Congo massacre|url=https://www.trtworld.com/africa/women-children-among-villagers-killed-in-dr-congo-massacre-54788|access-date=2022-02-20|website=TRT World|language=en}}
600,000 people living in Djugu territory are IDPs, 85,000 of whom became displaced in 2021.
In March 2023, CODECO abducted and killed 17 people who were driving on a road in Djugu.{{cite web | last=Malkia | first=Christina | title=Rebels kill at least 17 people in troubled eastern Congo | website=AP News | date=2023-03-27 | url=https://apnews.com/article/congo-rebels-civilian-deaths-c80b830a85f3edd66140852c93303c88 | access-date=2024-02-19}} On February 14th 2024, CODECO killed at least 12 people, and kidnapped another 16 near a gold mine in Djugu.{{cite web | last=Kamale | first=Jean-Yves | title=Rebels attack a gold mine in eastern Congo, killing at least 12 people | website=AP News | date=2024-02-15 | url=https://apnews.com/article/congo-killings-militia-codeco-mine-lendu-hema-51483cdad8c4d916d2f73263445cdc28 | access-date=2024-02-19}}{{cite web | title=DR Congo rebel attacks on gold mine and South African soldiers kill 14 | website=Al Jazeera | date=2024-02-15 | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/15/two-south-african-soldiers-killed-in-dr-congo-amid-uptick-in-violence | access-date=2024-02-19}} Later in the same week on February 17th, another 15 people were killed on a road near the village of Tali.{{cite web | author=AFP - Agence France | title=Militia Kills 15 In Eastern DR Congo: Local Sources | website=Barron's | date=2024-02-18 | url=https://www.barrons.com/amp/news/militia-kills-15-in-eastern-dr-congo-local-sources-14fd04b2 | access-date=2024-02-19}}
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References
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