Kamwina Nsapu rebellion (aug 8, 2016 – jan 1, 2019)

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The Kamwina Nsapu rebellion, also spelled Kamuina Nsapu rebellion, was an uprising that took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2016 and 2019. It was instigated by the Kamwina Nsapu militia against state security forces in the provinces of Kasaï-Central, Kasaï, Kasaï-Oriental, Lomami and Sankuru. The fighting began after the militia, led by Kamwina Nsapu, attacked security forces in August 2016.

There was an ethnic aspect to the conflict: the rebels were mostly Luba and had selectively killed non-Luba.

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