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).

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Six-Day War
Part of the Second Congo War
Memorial cemetery of the Guerre des Six Jours of 2000
Date 5–10 June 2000 Location Kisangani, DR Congo Result UN brokered ceasefire Rwandan forces maintained Simsimi Airport Ugandan army asked to withdraw north to Bafasende town by the UN Capture of Ugandan senior officers a clear contravention of the ceasefire
Belligerents
Rwanda	Uganda
Commanders and leaders
Emmanuel Karenzi Karake	James Kazini[1]
Casualties and losses
An Entire Brigade was wiped out at Bangoka Airport and another destroyed at Simsimi airport and the Sotexki textile industry	~600-700 killed (estimate)[2]
1,576 killed (estimate) 3,000 wounded (estimate)[3]

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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.^[4]

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.^[3]

The 2020 documentary film "Downstream to Kinshasa" (French: En route pour le milliard) by director Dieudo Hamadi centers on survivors of the Six-Day War, in which the victims travel to Kinshasa to seek compensation from the government.^[5][6][7]