US EditionIslamic State-linked rebels kill at least 43 in attack in eastern Congo
Authorities blamed the Allied Democratic Forces, which have intensified attacks in eastern Congo despite joint military operations against the group.
- On Wednesday, Allied Democratic Forces rebels killed at least 43 people and torched 44 houses in the village of Bafwakoa, located in Mambasa territory in Ituri province.
- The ADF, a Ugandan Islamist group linked to ISIL, avoids direct combat with the army, instead targeting civilians to "sabotage peace efforts," according to army officials.
- Regional army spokesperson Lieutenant Jules Tshikudi Ngongo confirmed the casualties, while local official Christian Alimasi reported victims were killed with machetes or burned in their homes.
- Territorial administrator Baptiste Munyapandi stated search operations continue in Mambasa, warning that the death toll could increase as authorities account for missing residents.
- Violence in Ituri and neighboring North Kivu has intensified despite military efforts, as the army simultaneously battles the Rwandan-backed M23, which seized Goma last year.
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According to official reports, an Islamist rebel group killed at least 43 people in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Islamic State-linked rebels kill at least 43 in attack in eastern Congo
Officials say rebels affiliated with the Islamic State group have killed at least 43 people in eastern Congo. Local officials said Thursday that fighters with the Allied Democratic Forces attacked the village of Bafwakoa. Several people remain missing. The ADF…
Another attack attributed to the Islamists of the ADF in Ituri province, in the north-east of the DRC. This time, it is a village in Mambasa territory, some 148 km from the capital and on the national road that goes to Kisangani, which suffered the attack of the jihadists on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, where they carried out a real massacre. At least 43 people were killed by ADF rebels linked to the Islamic State in a locality in the nor…
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