US Edition89 killed in eastern Congo as Islamic State rebels attack villages and a hospital
- The United Nations peacekeeping mission reported 89 civilians were killed, including at least 20 women, in Islamic State-linked ADF attacks across Lubero territory, North Kivu province between November 13 and 19.
- The Allied Democratic Forces originated as a Ugandan rebel force and has been based in Congo's forests since the late 1990s, exploiting the gold-rich Bapere sector of Lubero, reduced military presence, poor roads, and dense forests to evade the Congolese Army.
- In the locality of Byambwe, attackers killed at least 17 people inside a Catholic Church-operated health centre, including women receiving maternity care, and set four wards housing patients on fire.
- Despite joint operations with Ugandan forces, the Congolese Army has not stopped ADF violence, leaving security fragile, and MONUSCO urged Congolese authorities to promptly investigate perpetrators.
- Since July, the ADF has staged repeated deadly attacks, including at least 71 killed in Nyoto village and over 60 at a funeral, while M23 rebels control other North Kivu areas and the United States and Qatar mediate peace to secure mining sector investments.
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ISIS-Linked Militants Attack Christian Hospital.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Rebels linked to the Islamic State, known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), killed 89 civilians in a series of attacks across eastern Congo, targeting health facilities and local villages.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Allied Democratic Forces, local civilians, and Congolese authorities, including Colonel Alain Kiwewa. The United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission MONUSCO also issued a statement.WHEN & WHERE: The attacks oc…
The assessment announced by the United Nations concerns the attacks carried out from 13 to 19 November by the armed group ADF, which lent allegiance to ISIS in the province of North Kivu.
89 civilians killed in Islamic State-linked rebel attacks in east Congo: UN force
Islamic State-linked rebels have killed 89 civilians in multiple attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Lubero territory, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African country said on Friday.
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