14 killed in DR Congo attack by a militia linked to the Islamic State group

A general view of a badge of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) on a soldier's sleeve in Lubero on December 26, 2024. SEROS MUYISA / AFP

A militia linked to the Islamic State group staged a simultaneous attack on three villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 14 people, the military and local sources said on Friday, January 2. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) carried out the attacks overnight within a seven-kilometre radius (4.3 miles) in the northwest of North Kivu province.

The three villages were attacked simultaneously in an "ADF incursion," said local leader Macaire Sivikunula. Villagers panicked as gunfire rang out between 8 pm and 10 pm, he said, adding that 15 people were killed and 13 houses burned.

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