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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The authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have denounced this Friday a massacre near the...
43 people killed in ADF attack in northeast DR Congo
Attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces have intensified in recent months in parts of Ituri and neighbouring North Kivu province.At least 43 people have been killed in an attack by a rebel group linked to ISIL (ISIS) in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the army.Regional army spokesperson Lieutenant Jules Tshikudi Ngongo said on Thursday that at least “43 compatriots were killed and 44 houses torched” during the previous…
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The first assessment, which reports 43 victims, may well be even heavier: according to a civil society organisation, "victims are culled in their homes and others are in the bush".
According to official reports, an Islamist rebel group killed at least 43 people in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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