US EditionIslamic State-backed rebels kill 17 in eastern Congo hospital attack
- An Islamic State-backed rebel group killed at least 17 people in an attack on a hospital in eastern Congo, according to authorities.
- The attack by the Allied Democratic Forces occurred in Byambwe, North Kivu province, as reported by Col. Alain Kiwewa.
- The rebels also attacked other villages, but the number of casualties there could not be confirmed, said Samuel Kakule Kagheni.
- The ADF has a history of targeting civilians and is responsible for numerous deadly attacks in eastern Congo.
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At least 20 people were killed in an attack by the ISIS-affiliated militia ADF on a hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The rebels plundered drugs and burned houses.[more]]>
Terrorists from the Islamist Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed at least seventeen people last night in an attack on a hospital in eastern Congo, a government soldier told the Associated Press. "Breastfeeding women were brutally slaughtered and found in their hospital beds with their throats slit," the army said. Eleven women and six men were reportedly killed in the terrorist attack. Nearby villages were attacked simultaneously with the atta…
Deadly Attack in Eastern Congo: Hospital Turns into Tragedy
An Islamic State-backed rebel group, the Allied Democratic Forces, killed at least 17 people in an attack on a hospital in eastern Congo. This tragic assault occurred in Byambwe, North Kivu. The rebels, who've been active since the late 1990s, also attacked nearby villages.
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