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At least 69 killed in militia attack in Congo, AFP reports
Security sources said the bodies were recovered after several days as continued Codeco presence blocked access to the attack site.
- On Saturday, local and security sources told AFP that a Codeco militia attack in Ituri province killed at least 69 people on April 28, though civil society leader Dieudonne Losa said the toll exceeded 70.
- The Codeco militia claims to defend the Lendu community within the Democratic Republic of Congo, where mineral-rich eastern provinces have been plagued for three decades by conflict involving various armed groups.
- Continued insecurity caused by the presence of Codeco fighters delayed recovery of bodies for several days, with only 25 buried and several remains still unrecovered near Bassa village.
- Earlier on Saturday, the UN mission MONUSCO warned of a "deadly" wave of attacks in the east, stating "dozens of civilians have been killed in recent days" across the region.
- Separately, security sources reported on Thursday that Allied Democratic Forces fighters killed at least 36 people in Ituri and North Kivu in two days of attacks, illustrating broader regional instability.
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Most of the victims of the attack by the Codeco militia were civilians, the news agency AFP learned from local and security circles
·Vienna, Austria
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Most of the victims were civilians, as the authorities announced.
·Vienna, Austria
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In the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at least 69 people were killed in an attack by a local militia. At the end of April, the armed group CRP, which is also active in Ituri and is often associated with the Hema, attacked the army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) in the Djugu area.
·Berlin, Germany
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Coverage Details
Total News Sources20
Leaning Left3Leaning Right5Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 27%
C 27%
R 46%
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