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Oct
25
2023
By ERIKAS MWISI KAMBALE
Suspected Islamist militants kill 26 in east Congo attack

Suspected Islamist militants kill 26 in east Congo attack

NEWS
SUSPECTED Islamist militants killed 26 people with machetes in an overnight attack in the town of Oicha in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, its mayor and the army said on Tuesday. They attributed the killings to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group originally from Uganda, now based in eastern Congo, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group and mounts frequent attacks. Local army spokesperson Antony Mwalushayi said the attack against civilians in Oicha was believed to be retaliation for recent army strikes against the ADF. The attackers carried out the slaughter with knives instead of guns,…
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Jan
16
2023
By The African Mirror
Suspected Islamists kill at least 5 people in east Congo church bomb attack

Suspected Islamists kill at least 5 people in east Congo church bomb attack

NEWS
AT least five people were killed and 15 wounded in a suspected Islamist militant bomb attack during a Sunday service at a Protestant church in the eastern Congolese city of Kasindi, on the border with Uganda, the military said. An army spokesman said the attack during a Sunday service was likely carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan militant group that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. "Despite the security measures put in place, the first indications show that it is the ADF which is behind this bomb attack," Anthony Mualushay told Reuters by phone. The…
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Nov
01
2022
By The African Mirror
Anti-Rwanda protests break out in east DRC

Anti-Rwanda protests break out in east DRC

NEWS
THOUSANDS joined anti-Rwanda protests in the east Congolese city of Goma on Monday, denouncing Rwanda's alleged support of M23 rebels as Kinshasa recalled its interim acting ambassador from Kigali in a further souring of relations. Rwanda denies Congo's long-standing accusations that it backs the M23, a Tutsi-led rebel group that has attacked Congolese forces near the Rwandan border since 2012. Tensions escalated this month after the group launched a new offensive in North Kivu province and captured the strategic town of Kiwanja on Saturday, prompting Congolese authorities to expel the Rwandan ambassador. Congo's foreign ministry went further on Monday, recalling the…
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Aug
31
2020
By The African Mirror
Ten militants and five civilians killed in east Congo violence – army, local leader

Ten militants and five civilians killed in east Congo violence – army, local leader

NEWS
TEN Islamist militants were killed after they ambushed an army convoy in eastern Congo, according to the military, while a community leader said five civilians were killed by members of the same rebel group soon after. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan armed group operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for more than three decades, has killed more than 1,000 civilians since the start of 2019, according to United Nations figures. The latest violence saw six Congolese soldiers wounded in clashes with the militants following the ambush near the town of Mbau, army spokesman Antony Mwalushayi said…
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