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ISIL-linked rebels massacred dozens at funeral in eastern DRC in overnight raid

At least 60 people were killed in a brutal machete attack at a funeral in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday (8 September) night, in one of the deadliest recent assaults linked to the Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The victims were attending a mourning ceremony in the village of Ntoyo, […]

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Uganda: foreign tourists killed in attack by suspected IS-aligned rebel group

Ugandan police has said they were pursuing suspected members of an an armed group aligned with Islamic State (IS) that reportedly killed three people, including two foreign tourists, in a world-famous Ugandan national park. The police said on Tuesday (17 October) that it blamed the attack on the notorious militia group known as the Allied […]

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Improvised explosive device planted in cinema in DRC wounds 3 people

An improvised explosive device, IED, planted in a local cinema in Butembo in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo went off injuring three people, Anadolu news agency reports. Paul Ngoma, the Chief of police in the town told the Turkish news agency, Anadolu, that the blast occurred at a makeshift cinema at 18h20 local time. Kamate […]

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More than dozen killed in North-eastern Congo

At least 14 people were killed Sunday in Ituri, North-eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces, Islamist rebel group originally based in neighboring Uganda, authorities haveĀ  announced. Lingasa Benago, a leader of civil society in Irumu told Turkish news agency Anadolu that the attack killed 14 people, including […]

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DRC: 40 ADF Fighters Captured in East – UN

Forty elements of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group were captured in Beni region, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a massacre of civilians, the UN Mission in the country said on Wednesday. “On February 9, 2020, at around 10:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. GMT), a joint action (peacekeepers – Congolese army) launched against […]