Incident · 01/01/2026
Simultaneous attacks — 3 villages (Kilonge, Katanga, Hommeleo), Lubero territory, North Kivu
3 villages (Kilonge, Katanga, Hommeleo), Lubero territory, North Kivu North Kivu
15
deaths
Coordinated New Year massacres.
Documentary record
- Incident date
- 01/01/2026
- Location
- 3 villages (Kilonge, Katanga, Hommeleo), Lubero territory, North Kivu
- Victims (deaths)
- 15
- Official toll
- 15 (16) killed
- Other tolls
- Kilonge (9), Katanga (2), Hommeleo (4 including 2 soldiers)
- Claims
- ISCAP
- Alleged perpetrator
- Confirmed
- Verification level
- Single source
Documented facts nearby
Attack (Killings, Decapitations) — Byambwe (Biambwe) Hospital, Butembo-Beni diocese, North Kivu
Byambwe (Biambwe) Hospital, Butembo-Beni diocese, North Kivu
Extreme atrocities against vulnerable patients.
Sources: Diocese Butembo-Beni
Single source
Attack (Killings) — Villages of Melia, Mutaweza and Kenge, Bapere sector, Lubero territory, North-Kivu province
Villages of Melia, Mutaweza and Kenge, Bapere sector, Lubero territory, North-Kivu province
Series of coordinated attacks between 13 and 15 August.
Single source
2 attacks (Killings, Beheadings) — Mausa village (Lukono) and near Byambwe, Lubero territory, North Kivu
Mausa village (Lukono) and near Byambwe, Lubero territory, North Kivu
Use of beheading as a signature of terror.
Single source