Pool War
| Pool War | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Areas bombed by the Congolese army on 5 April 2016 | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown number of servicemen | Unknown number of militants | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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115 killed in total 13,000 displaced | |||||||
The Pool War was a conflict between the Republic of the Congo and the Ninja militia in the Pool Department in the southeastern part of the country. Tensions grew between Frédéric Bintsamou (also known as Pastor Ntumi) and Congolese president Denis Sassou-Nguesso, after Bintsamou contested modifications to the constitution. Bintsamou was formerly a collaborator of Sassou-Nguesso.
Between April 2016 and April 2017, a total of 115 people died in the conflict. An estimated 13,000 people have been displaced as a result of the violence.