Boga and Tchabi massacres | |
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Part of Allied Democratic Forces insurgency, Ituri conflict, and the Banyabwisha-Nyali conflict | |
Location | Boga and Tchabi, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Date | May 30–31, 2021 1am |
Target | Nyali refugees, civilians in Boga and Tchabi |
Deaths | 57+ |
Injured | 47+ |
Victim | 25+ civilians kidnapped |
Perpetrator | Banyabwisha fighters in ADF/ISCAP |
On the night between May 30 and 31, 2021, jihadists from the Allied Democratic Forces (also known as Islamic State – Central Africa Province or ISCAP) attacked the towns of Boga and Tchabi, killing a total of fifty-seven civilians and injuring forty-seven others. The attacks were one of the deadliest massacres ever perpetrated by the ADF since its founding in the 1990s.