Six-Day War (2000)

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 Rwandan victory Rwandan forces take Kisangani Ugandan army withdraws north
Belligerents
Rwanda	Uganda
Casualties and losses
Unknown	~2,000 killed (estimate)[1]
~1,000 killed 3,000+ wounded (estimate)[2]

The Six-Day War (French: Guerre des Six Jours) comprised 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).

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.^[3]

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.^[2]

The conflict is called the "Six-Day War" not only due to its literal six-day duration but also because it shared the same dates as the Six-Day War between Israel and Arab states in 1967.

References

1. http://www.ugandacorrespondent.com/articles/2010/09/revealed-2000-updf-troops-died-in-kisangani/
2. La Guerre des Six Jours, P. André Balusia, Monfortain, afriqueespoire.com.
3. Kisangani : commémoration du 6^e anniversaire de la guerre de six jours, David Tshiala, Le Potentiel, 15 juin 2006.

External links

• Kisangani : Guerre de six jours : Amnésie collective, Alex Engwete, 8 June 2007, on laconscience.com. (French)
• Working for hope, December 2000, ACT International
• Heavy fighting resumes in Kisangani, 10 June 2000, BBC.