Content_paragraphs:  In Djugu territory, high levels of violence continued to be attributed to loosely
  
  defined Lendu-majority armed groups, including the Coopérative pour le
  
  développement du Congo (CODECO) group, with at least 140 reported incidents. In
  
  a major attack, on 8 July, assailants raided Bunzenzele village, killing 37 civilians. A
  
  total of 11 FARDC members have also been reportedly killed in operations since
  
  mid-June. On 4 September, at least 100 Djugu-based assailants entered Bunia and
  
  went to the central prison to demand the release of their members who were detained
  
  there. Following negotiations with local authorities, defence and security forces
  
  escorted the group out of Bunia and the situation returned to relative calm. While the
  
  FARDC and MONUSCO prevented several attacks thanks to a robust early warning
  
  system, violence has affected a wide area, posing serious challenges to the effective
  
  protection of civilians. In Irumu territory, the Front patriotique et intégrationniste du
  
  Congo, mostly composed of members of the Bira community, carried out attacks
  
  against civilians, killing 22 people, including two women. Acts of violence against
  
  civilians decreased somewhat in August after the signature of a peace pledge in
  
  Mahagi territory by 42 traditional chiefs and leaders from the Lendu community and
  
  the adoption of a road map by 60 local leaders from the Alur community. However,
  
  reports of the killing of civilians, including at gold mining sites, continued to be
  
  received. Although Mahagi territory remains vulnerable to a spillover of violence
  
  from Djugu territory, the reinforcement of the FARDC presence, as well as the
  
  
  
   
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  community awareness-raising activities conducted by the provincial government with
  
  support from MONUSCO, led to a decrease in attacks perpetrated by assailants.