| Six-Day War | |||||||
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| Part of theSecond Congo War | |||||||
 Memorial cemetery of theGuerre des Six Jours of 2000 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Rwanda |  Uganda | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Emmanuel Karenzi Karake | James Kazini[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | ~600–700 killed (estimate)[2] | ||||||
| Total casualties (estimate):[3] 1,576 killed 3,000 wounded | |||||||
TheSix-Day War (French:Guerre des Six Jours) was a series of armed confrontations betweenUgandan andRwandan forces around the city ofKisangani in theDemocratic Republic of the Congo from 5 to 10 June 2000. The war formed part of the widerSecond Congo War (1998–2003).
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 toJustice et Libération, ahuman 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] An entire brigade was wiped out at Bangoka Airport and another was destroyed at Simsimi Airport and the Sotexki textile industry.[citation needed]
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 toKinshasa to seek compensation from the government.[5][6][7]
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