20+ Killed in Eastern Congo by Suspected Islamist Attack

Suspected Islamist rebels killed over 20 people in the village of Mayikengo in Lubero territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu province.

The attack, which took place in Lubero territory, was blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group affiliated with the Islamic State.

The ADF, which started as a Ugandan insurgency but has operated from the jungles of eastern Congo for almost three decades, is accused of killing over 80 people in similar attacks on villages in the same province last week.

Local officials blame the ADF for the attack.