L’any 2003, al Zaire (actual República democràtica del Congo), l’operació Artémis a l’Ituri , al nord-est, va assegurar la zona i posà fi als massacres abans del desplegament de 2.000 cascos blaus, dels quals 80% francesos.
In 2003, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Operation Artemis in Ituri secured the area and put an end to ongoing massacres. This was followed by the deployment of 2,000 peacekeepers, 80% of which were French.