2002–2003 conflict in the Pool Department

2002–2003 conflict in the Pool Department
	; Presence of Ninja militias in 2002
Date	March 2002 – 17 March 2003
Location	Pool Department, Republic of the Congo
Result	Ceasefire
Belligerents
Republic of the Congo	Ninja militia
Commanders and leaders
Denis Sassou Nguesso	Frédéric Bintsamou
Units involved
Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo	None
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
	At least 100 civilians killed ; 200,000 internally displaced

The 2002–2003 conflict in the Pool Department was a military conflict between the government of the Republic of the Congo and the rebel Ninja militia which lasted from 2002 to 2003. It began in March 2002, when clashes between Ninja militias and the government drove thousands of civilians from their homes. On 12 March 2003, it was reported by the European Commission that the conflict had left 200,000 people "vulnerable and displaced". The conflict ended on 17 March 2003, when the government and the rebels signed a ceasefire.