Mutarule

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Mutarule
Village
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Mutarule
Coordinates: 2°59′3″S29°5′35″E / 2.98417°S 29.09306°E / -2.98417; 29.09306
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province South Kivu
Time zone UTC+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. [1]

Mutarele was scene to the 2014 South Kivu attack in which 35 villagers were killed. [2]

An explosion in Mutarule killed two people and injured 18 in 2025. [3]

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.
  3. ↑ "Uvira: l'explosion d'une bombe fait plusieurs morts et blessés à Mutarule suite aux combats entre AFC/M23 et forces gouvernementales" [Uvira: A bomb explosion in Mutarule leaves several dead and injured following fighting between AFC/M23 and government forces]. Actualite.cd (in French). 6 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
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