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Niemba Ambush
The Niemba Ambush took place on November 8, 1960,〔 when an Irish Army platoon in the Congo was ambushed and nine of its men killed by Baluba tribesmen, the first time being embroiled in battle against a foreign nation's army since the Irish war of Independence. Ireland had deployed troops as United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) peacekeepers.
The notoriety of the attack, and the allegations of mutilation and cannibalism that circulated in the Irish popular press in its aftermath, led to the word "baluba" becoming in Ireland for a period a synonym for any "untrustworthy and barbaric" individual.〔Fionn Rogan, "Niemba – The Birth of an Army", University Times, Jan 10, 2014.〕 This ambush and the Siege of Jadotville in September 1961 marked the only engagements of the peacekeeping mission to involve Irish troops.
==Background==
After the Belgian Congo became independent (as Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)) in 1960, a civil war broke out in Katanga, the area occupied by the Baluba (or Luba) people. A separatist movement was fuelled by conflicts between various factions and tribes. United Nations peacekeeping troops were invited to help restore order. Ireland supplied troops as part of the UN force.
The area around the railway station at Niemba suffered several raids by both Baluba and local Pygmy tribes. On 4 October, it was looted by Katangan police and many Baluba were massacred.〔"Letters from Niemba: Irish troops in the Congo, 1960", ''History Ireland'', Issue 6 (Nov/Dec 2010), Volume 18.〕 Most surrounding villages has been deserted by their inhabitants. Irish troops were sent to the area to secure it and encourage local people to return. A search of the area identified a damaged bridge, which a patrol was sent to, with a mission to effect repairs if possible.〔
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