At least 42 people were killed in an overnight attack by suspected Islamic State-linked rebels in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local authorities said on Thursday.

Voice of America

At least 42 people were killed in an overnight attack by rebels with suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) group in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local authorities said on Thursday.

At least 42 people were killed in an overnight attack blamed on Islamic State-linked rebels in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local authorities said on Thursday.

The attack is said to have occurred in the Mayikengo village in North Kivu province's eastern Lubero region. The local administrator, Alain Kiwewa Mitela, blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an IS affiliate, for the assault.

The attack is said to have occurred in the Mayikengo village in North Kivu province's eastern Lubero region. The local administrator, Alain Kiwewa Mitela, blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamic State affiliate, for the assault.

According to a local official, the assailants told the residents to gather in a market for a meeting and then attacked the crowd with guns and machetes, leaving some "tied up" and "decapitated."

Dw.Com

A DRC military spokesperson confirmed the attack, which followed a similar raid on villages in the same province earlier this week, blamed on the insurgents, in which at least 80 people were reportedly killed.

TRT Afrika

A DRC military spokesperson confirmed the attack, which followed a similar raid on villages in the same province earlier this week, blamed on ADF insurgents, in which at least 80 people were reportedly killed.

According to local authorities and civilian groups, the death toll from ADF attacks in the DRC this month now totals almost 150. The DRC is also fighting the Rwanda-linked M23 rebels, also mostly operating in the country's east.

The New Arab

Once a Muslim-majority Ugandan rebel coalition, the ADF pledged allegiance to IS and became its Central African offshoot. Over the past three decades, it gained a foothold in eastern DRC and reportedly killed thousands of civilians.

Barrons

Once a Muslim-majority Ugandan rebel coalition, the ADF pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in 2019 to become its Central African offshoot. Over the past three decades, it gained a foothold in eastern DRC and reportedly killed thousands of civilians.

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The latest ADF attack is a grim reminder that eastern DRC is facing one of the most serious, complex and neglected conflicts in the world. Joint military operations by Ugandan and Congolese forces against ADF rebels have failed to stop attacks on civilians, while Rwandan-backed M23 are also causing renewed terror. Kinshasa has failed in fighting the armed rebels, and it is the population that is paying a terrible price.

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DR Congo: At Least 42 killed in Suspected Islamist Rebel Attack

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The latest ADF attack is a grim reminder that eastern DRC is facing one of the world's most serious, complex and neglected conflicts. Joint military operations by Ugandan and Congolese forces against the ADF rebels have so far been unable to stop the attacks on civilians, while the Rwandan-backed M23 is also causing more violence. Now is the time for the international community to finally back the Congolese in their fight against the insurgents uncompromisingly.

The government in Kinshasa bears the main responsibility for the latest tragic ADF attack. Instead of imposing a ceasefire with support of the East African Regional Force to initiate a political process and address the conflict's root causes, the DRC is relying on the military card, with the escalating conflict not only affecting Eastern DRC but also Rwanda and other neighboring countries. Kinshasa has failed, and it is the local population that is paying a terrible price.

DR Congo: At Least 42 killed in Suspected Islamist Rebel Attack

DR Congo: At Least 42 killed in Suspected Islamist Rebel Attack

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