Six-Day War (2000)

Six-Day War
Part of the Second Congo War

Memorial cemetery of the Guerre des Six Jours of 2000
Date5–10 June 2000
LocationKisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Result

Rwandan victory

  • Rwandan forces take Kisangani
  • Ugandan army withdraws north
Belligerents
 Rwanda  Uganda
Casualties and losses
Unknown ~2,000 killed (estimate)[1]
1,000 killed (estimate)
3,000 wounded (estimate)[2]

The Six-Day War (French: Guerre des Six Jours) was a series of armed confrontations between Ugandan and Rwandan forces around the city of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 5 to 10 June 2000. The war formed part of the wider Second Congo War (1998–2003).

Kisangani was also a scene of violence between Rwandan and Ugandan troops in August 1999 and 5 May 2000. However, the conflicts of June 2000 were the most lethal and seriously damaged a large part of the city, with more than 6,600 rounds fired.[3]

According to Justice et Libération, a human rights organisation based in Kisangani, the violence resulted in around 1,000 deaths and wounded at least 3,000, the majority of whom were civilians.[2]

The conflict is called the "Six-Day War" not only due to its literal six-day duration but also because it shared the same dates as the Six-Day War between Israel and Arab states in 1967.

References

  1. ↑ "Uganda Correspondent". Uganda Correspondent. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 La Guerre des Six Jours Archived 10 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine., P. André Balusia, Monfortain, afriqueespoire.com.
  3. ↑ Kisangani : commémoration du 6e anniversaire de la guerre de six jours, David Tshiala, Le Potentiel, 15 juin 2006.
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