The Ituri conflict Hostile_encounter ( ) was a major conflict Hostile_encounter between the agriculturalist Lendu and pastoralist Hema ethnic groups in the Ituri region of the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC ) .

the kenyan counter-insurgency general service Supply units forced Hostile_encounter civilians into `` protected Defending villages '' ( essentially concentration camps ) as well as killing Killing many livestock kept by the pastoralist somalis .

The war and violent clampdowns by the Kenyan government caused Causation large-scale disruption to the way of life in the district , resulting in Causation a slight shift from pastoralist and transhumant lifestyles to sedentary , urban lifestyles .