Suspected Islamists kill 16 people in eastern Congo


  • World
  • Friday, 10 Dec 2021

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants killed 16 people this week in two rural towns in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official, a civil society leader and a resident said on Friday.

They said the attackers belonged to the Allied Democratic Forces(ADF), a militia linked to Islamic State that is accused of killing hundreds of civilians in eastern Congo since 2019 and carrying out a string of recent bombings in Uganda.

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