Pinga (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Pinga | |
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 Landscape of Pinga | |
  Pinga Location in Democratic Republic of Congo | |
| Coordinates: 0°59′0″S 28°41′51″E / 0.98333°S 28.69750°E | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | North Kivu |
| Territory | Walikale Territory |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Pinga is a village located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo province of North Kivu.
History
[edit]In 2012 alone control of Pinga changed six times. On 12 November 2012 Pinga was captured by Nduma Defense of Congo (NDC) and remained under its control as of March 2013.[1] In November 2013 NDC withdrew from Pinga and kidnapped dozens of women as sex slaves.[2] Later it became headquarters of a splinter group of NDC, Nduma Defense of Congo-Renovated (NDC-R).[3]
On 20 July 2020, a battle broke out in Pinga between the two factions of NDC-R. Overall in the battle, 28 NDC-R soldiers were killed and four were wounded, four FARDC soldiers were killed and five were wounded, and five civilians were killed and three were wounded.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ THE POPULATION OF PINGA, NORD KIVU, WELCOMES THE WORK OF MONUSCO, 4 March 2013
- ^ DR Congo: Wanted Rebel’s Troops Instill Fear, 6 January 2015
- ^ "RDC: la milice NDC-R se livre à une guerre intestine mortelle au Nord-Kivu". Radio France Internationale (in French). 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Kivu Security Tracker | Crisis Mapping in Eastern Congo". Kivu Security Tracker | Crisis Mapping in Eastern Congo. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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