US EditionOver 40 Killed in ADF Attack on Catholic Church in Komanda, DR Congo
- On Sunday, Islamic State-backed rebels attacked church premises in Komanda, at least 21 people were killed, and the assailants were Islamic State-backed rebels, Dieudonne Duranthabo said.
- Long after several months of peace in Ituri, the Allied Democratic Forces—formed by former Ugandan rebels and pledged to ISIS in 2019—resumed deadly assaults.
- Using explosives and gunfire, assailants stormed the church at around 1 a.m., then desecrated the presbytery and Marian Shrine and burned nearby houses and shops.
- Following the attack, the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DR Congo condemned the violence, and local markets face food shortages due to disrupted supplies.
- To address ongoing threats, both residents and global organizations urge swift action, with residents demanding military intervention and the UN calling for increased civilian protection and network dismantlement.
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Probable Islamists attacked a Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday. The terrorists murdered dozens of people. According to a human rights activist, the rebels targeted attacks Christians and killed them with machetes and gunshots. Behind the fact in the city of Komanda the terrorist militia Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was suspected, said representatives of the city administration. The ADF are close to the Islamic …
Massacre in Congolese Catholic church kills at least 31 worshippers
null / Credit: chayanuphol/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 27, 2025 / 17:18 pm (CNA). An armed group linked to the Islamic State on Sunday killed dozens of worshippers at a Catholic church in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo... [...]
Rebels of the ADF militia would have stabbed 20 believers during a prayer session. At least 23 more people died after the surrounding buildings were set on fire.
In the province of Ituri in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Islamist fighters killed at least 38 Christians.The attack occurred ... The post More than 40 deaths in Islamist attack on church in the Congo appeared first on Apollo News.
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