Five offensives were launched in the Kivu region of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2009 and 2012 by the Armed Forces of the DRC with logistical support from the United Nations Mi
The FARDC and RDF chiefs of staff, Didier Etumba and James Kabarebe, assessing Operation Kimia II in January 2010
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Joseph Kabila in Goma in August 2009.
A Congolese Air Force Mil Mi-24 similar to the one that was used during the operation.
Gen. Kabarabe with Rwandan and Congolese officers during a meeting in January 2010, at Matadi, Bas-Congo, DRC.
Kivu conflict
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The Kivu conflict is an umbrella term for a series of protracted armed conflicts in the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo which have occurred since th
James Kabarebe (pictured) was a key figure in both the First Congo War and the Second Congo War as a commanding officer.
The Kasika village, where the Kasika massacre took place
The Bijombo groupement of Bavira Chiefdom in Uvira Territory, shown here, where Pacifique Masunzu took refuge.
Minembwe (pictured) is located in Fizi Territory. During the Second Congo War, the RCD promoted the creation of unofficial politico-administrative structures, which strengthened the Banyamulenge's territorial claims and triggered retaliatory mobilization by other ethnic groups.