Over 80 killed in Eastern Congo Attacks

10 June, 2024

Civilians wounded from ADF (Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group originally from Uganda that pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2019) attacks, receive treatment at the Beni hospital, North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 2, 2024. The operating room for weapon-wounded patients is supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). (Photo by ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP) (Photo by ALEXIS HUGUET/AFP via Getty Images)

More than 80 people have been killed in a spate of attacks over the past week in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Local authorities have blamed the killings on members of an Islamist militia known as the Allied Democratic Forces. Chris Ocamringa (Otchamringa) has more from Kinshasa.

Written by: Staff Writer

ADF Allied Democratic Forces attacks Beni casualties Conflict Democratic Republic of Congo DRC ICRC insurgency ISIS militia North Kivu Red Cross Terrorism Uganda Violence

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