Battle of Kisangani

Overview

The Battle of Kisangani took place in March 1997 during the First Congo War. The rebels of the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL), supported by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, took the city defended by the Zairian Armed Forces (FAZ) which was loyal to President Mobutu Sese Seko.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

The available overview describes events from June 2000 involving Ugandan and Rwandan forces during the Second Congo War, which does not correspond to the supplied battle entry for the March 1997 First Congo War engagement at Kisangani. Because the source text does not address this battle, no grounded significance can be written from the supplied materials.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (4)