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25 killed in attack by Islamic State-backed group in eastern Congo, rights group says

At least 15 men were burned alive and seven others shot in the attack attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces, which has killed over 100 people since last July, a rights group said.

  • An attack by an Islamic State-linked militant group in eastern Congo killed at least 25 people early Sunday, according to a rights group based in Ituri province.
  • The dead from the attack by the Alliance Democratic Force include 15 men who were burned alive in a house and seven who were shot in the village of Apakulu.
  • The ADF, which operates in the border region between Uganda and Congo, has killed several civilians and grew out of an insurgency against Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's rule.
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least 25 people were killed in a massacre by militant Islamists.

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25 killed in attack by Islamic State-backed group in eastern Congo, rights group says

A militant group linked to the Islamic State has attacked eastern Congo, killing at least 25 people.

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An attack by an Islamic State-linked militant group in eastern Congo killed at least 25 people, a rights group says

An attack by an Islamic State-linked militant group in eastern Congo killed at least 25 people, a rights group says.

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