Mutarule

Mutarule
Village
Mutarule
Coordinates: 2°59′3″S 29°5′35″E / 2.98417°S 29.09306°E / -2.98417; 29.09306
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceSouth Kivu
Time zoneUTC+2:00 (CAT)

Mutarule is a village near Luberizi, in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is noted for a number of violent incidents since the 2010s.

History

In August 2013, eight residents of Mutarule were killed in an attack by unidentified armed men.

Mutarele was scene to the 2014 South Kivu attack in which 35 villagers were killed.

References

  1. ^ admin (15 June 2014). "Who Is Behind Mutarule Massacre: Culture of Impunity or Security Blunder?". easterncongotribune.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "DR Congo: No Justice for 2014 Massacre". Human Rights Watch. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2022.