US EditionSuspected Islamist rebels kill 30 in Congo’s North Kivu province
The Allied Democratic Force, linked to Islamic State, has killed over 30 and taken at least 100 hostages during recent attacks in eastern Congo, officials said.
- Suspected Islamist rebels have killed at least 30 people in a series of attacks in North Kivu province, according to a Congolese military official.
- The Allied Democratic Force , aligned with Islamic State, has increased its attacks following a previous incident where nearly 40 people were killed.
- Several houses were burned, and victims were mostly killed with knives, according to Samuel Kaheni, a civil society leader.
- Residents have been urged by Lubero's military administrator to remain vigilant against further violence.
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When he was 13, Marko Kalirhe, a 46-year-old coffee grower living in North Kivu (Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC), lost his parents and had to take care of his family of seven people. Growing coffee, a trade he had learned from his parents, was his way of overcoming the difficulties and allowed him, for decades, to send his brothers and then his own children to school. But now, after fleeing his estate for fighting in the eastern DRC, whic…
In the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the ADF rebels, linked to the Islamic State group, have in recent days increased attacks on civilians. On Sunday, 17 August, at least nine people were massacred in the city of Oicha, the capital of Beni territory, according to health and administrative sources attached to the site.
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attack hit Oisha in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing civilians and raising security concerns in the region
The number of people killed by the attack in a village in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) increased to 43.
At Least 32 People Killed in an Attack Linked to Is in Northeastern DRC - teleSUR English
At least 32 civilians were killed in the village of Meria, North Kivu, DR Congo, in an attack on Friday attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan rebel group linked to the Islamic State (IS). The mayor of Kayna confirmed the massacre. RELATED: UN Reports 25% Surge in Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in 2024 “What just happened is horrible. We call for an urgent intervention by provincial and national authorities,” said Kanyahur…
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