Niemba ambush

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:aftermath increased tensions between Irish troops and local population
gptkbp:casualties 9 Irish soldiers killed
at least 25 Baluba killed
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Irish_Army
Baluba tribesmen
gptkbp:commanded Lt. Kevin Gleeson (Irish Army)
unknown (Baluba)
gptkbp:commemoratedBy annual commemorations in Ireland
gptkbp:date 8 November 1960
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Niemba ambush
gptkbp:involves gptkb:United_Nations_Operation_in_the_Congo
gptkbp:location near Niemba, Katanga, Congo
gptkbp:notableFor first Irish Army fatalities on UN peacekeeping mission
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Congo_Crisis
gptkbp:result Baluba victory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UN_intervention_in_Congo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7