Democratic Republic of the Congo: Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel attacks in east kill more than 60 people
Suspected Islamist militants have killed more than 60 people over five days of attacks on villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local residents said on Tuesday.
The assailants, believed to be rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), have targeted at least five villages, and the offensive was still ongoing, the residents told Reuters.
Overwhelmed by violence in its eastern regions, Congo’s government appointed military officers to run North Kivu and neighbouring Ituri province in May. Uganda sent more than 1,000 troops in December to wage joint operations against the ADF.
But the attacks have continued unabated as ADF fighters have lashed out at local civilians in retaliation for the military campaigns.