IS-linked militants kill at least 33 in eastern Congo village attack, civil society says
Local leaders said 33 bodies were recovered and more than 50 houses were burned in the overnight raid, which also forced Ebola patients to flee.
- On Friday, Islamic State-linked militants killed at least 33 people in an overnight attack on the village of Cantine in North Kivu, burning and looting homes.
- The ADF, which has roots in Uganda and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in 2019, has long operated in the border region and routinely attacks civilians.
- Justin Paluku, head of a local civil society group, counted 33 bodies and more than 50 houses set on fire, describing the incident as a "major security failure."
- The violence forced villagers to flee to other parts of North Kivu, where a deadly Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus is raging and hampering the response.
- Roughly 100 other rebel groups, including the Rwanda-backed M23, operate in Congo, following a July 2025 attack that killed 66 people the United Nations called a "bloodbath.
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At least 33 civilians have been killed in an attack in the Cantina area of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The attack took place on the night of November 6 and was attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group linked to the African branch of the Islamic State. The death toll has varied. Local community leader Justin Paluku told the Associated Press: “So far we have counted 33 bodies and more than 50 ho…
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Islamist militants force Ebola patients to flee in deadly Congo raid
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov 6 - Islamic State-linked militants raided a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 33 civilians and forcing patients with confirmed and suspected Ebola infections to flee, authorities said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
At least 33 people were killed in an attack by armed militants of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in a village in eastern Congo. According to a local civil society organization, houses were set on fire and looted during the attack. "We heard gunshots and houses about 50 meters away were set on fire," says the director of a local hospital. The attack took place in Cantine in North Kivu province. Residents of the village have fled to other pa…
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