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IS-linked group kills at least 13 in Congo village
A local civil society group said the death toll is provisional as searches continue in surrounding villages.
- On Saturday, militants from the Allied Democratic Forces attacked Banana École near Mambasa, Congo, killing at least 13 people and burning and looting homes, a local civil society group reported.
- The ADF, which has roots in Uganda and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in 2019, has long operated in the border region targeting civilians.
- Searches continue in surrounding villages as Marie-Noelle Anotane, head of the New Civil Society of Congo/Mambasa, stated the death toll of 13 remains provisional because most residents are unreachable.
- Resident Sylvain Andali fled Mambasa for Bunia, fearing repeated ADF attacks and stating he left to protect his family after witnessing neighbors' deaths.
- Congo faces attacks from roughly 100 other rebel groups, including the Rwanda-backed M23; the ADF killed 66 people in July 2025, which the United Nations called a bloodbath.
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Daesh-linked group kills at least 13 in Congo village
KINSHASA: Militants affiliated with the Daesh group attacked a village in Congo near the border with Uganda early Saturday, killing at least 13 people and burning and looting homes, a local civil society group said. The attacks occurred in the village of Banana École, a suburb of the territorial capital of Mambasa. Marie-Noelle Anotane, the head of the New Civil Society of
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An attack by Islamic State-linked militants has left at least 13 dead and burned homes in the village of Banana École, sending people fleeing to an Ebola-hit area.
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