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Rebels from Allied Democratic Forces attacked Samboko village in Beni territory, killing at least 20 people and taking hostages, according to a civil society group.
At least 20 people have been killed and others abducted in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province as extremists from the Allied Democratic Forces, believed to be linked with Daesh, attacked civilians.
The ADF attacked Samboko village in Beni territory on Wednesday, according to Mamove civil society organisation president Kinos Katuho.
Congo’s army deployed to the area and freed two of the hostages after a battle with the rebels, he said.
Conflict has been simmering for decades in eastern Congo where more than 120 armed groups are fighting, most for land and control of mines with valuable minerals.
Others, on the other hand, are trying to protect their communities.
‘Looting and kidnapping’
Since April last year, ADF attacks have killed at least 370 civilians and abducted hundreds, including several children, according to the United Nations.
The group, which originally operated in North Kivu province, has spread to neighbouring Ituri, where more than 144,000 people were displaced between January and February, according to the UN.
Efforts by Congo’s army and Ugandan forces to push them back have yielded little results….
Rebels from Allied Democratic Forces attacked Samboko village in Beni territory, killing at least 20 people and taking hostages, according to a civil society group.
At least 20 people have been killed and others abducted in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province as extremists from the Allied Democratic Forces, believed to be linked with Daesh, attacked civilians.
The ADF attacked Samboko village in Beni territory on Wednesday, according to Mamove civil society organisation president Kinos Katuho.
Congo’s army deployed to the area and freed two of the hostages after a battle with the rebels, he said.
Conflict has been simmering for decades in eastern Congo where more than 120 armed groups are fighting, most for land and control of mines with valuable minerals.
Others, on the other hand, are trying to protect their communities.
‘Looting and kidnapping’
Since April last year, ADF attacks have killed at least 370 civilians and abducted hundreds, including several children, according to the United Nations.
The group, which originally operated in North Kivu province, has spread to neighbouring Ituri, where more than 144,000 people were displaced between January and February, according to the UN.
Efforts by Congo’s army and Ugandan forces to push them back have yielded little results….
