What the records say
- When
- 4 Apr 2016 – 23 Dec 2017
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 3.73° S, 15.05° E
- Description
- conflict in the Republic of the Congo
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Pool War
2016–2017 conflict in the Republic of the Congo
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 and Congolese president Denis Sassou-Nguesso, after Bintsamou contested modifications to the constitution. Bintsamou was formerly a collaborator of Sassou-Nguesso.
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