Congolese forces rescue at least 40 hostages abducted by Islamic State-linked extremists

Congolese forces rescue at least 40 hostages abducted by Islamic State-linked extremists

Allied Democratic Forces extremist group iis one of more than 100 armed groups that have carried out deadly violence in Congo’s mineral-rich but impoverished east for decades, resulting in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

Congolese forces rescue at least 40 hostages abducted by Islamic State-linked rebels

Congolese forces have rescued at least 40 hostages held by Islamic State-linked rebels after an intense battle with the extremists in the country’s hard-hit eastern region.

Trace of the ADF: Burundian women and a Ugandan woman among the 40 hostages released and handed over to civil society by the Congolese army in Beni Image media Patient Fri 11/04/2025 - 17:22 Corps The FARDC-UPDF coalition announces the release of some 40 civilians during the fighting against the ADF rebels in the Lubero and Beni territories in North Kivu on horseback between the Irumu and Mambasa territories of Ituri province.