Ituri is often described as the bloodiest corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Despite three peace agreements purportedly ending the five year-old Congolese war, fighting in ...

The MLC tried twice to establish a foothold in Ituri: in 2001 Bemba had nominal control of the short-lived FPC coalition of Ugandan- backed rebel groups and in 2002 the MLC attacked Mambasa in ...

Dozens of conflicts plague DRC, not least in Kivu provinces near Ituri Ituri, in the far east of the vast DRC, is thousands of kilometers from the capital Kinshasa. The country has been plagued by ...