Massacres of Hutus during the First Congo War

Massacres of Hutus during the First Congo War refers to the mass killing of Rwandan, Congolese, and Burundian Hutu men, women, and children in villages and refugee camps then hunted down while fleeing across the territory of Democratic Republic of Congo from October 1996 to May 1997.[5]

Massacres of Hutus during the First Congo War
Part of the First Congo War
Aerial photograph of the Mihanda refugee camp
Location	Kivu, Zaire
Date	October 1996 to May 1997
Target	Hutu refugees and Interhamwe
Attack type	Genocidal massacre
Deaths	Tens of thousands[1][2] up to 200,000[3]-232,000[4]
Perpetrators	Alliance des Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Congo-Zaïre Rwandan Patriotic Army
Motive	Anti-Hutu sentiment, revenge for the Rwandan genocide

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