19 civilians killed in DR Congo by Islamic State-linked militants

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Nineteen civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were burned and hacked to death on Friday by Ugandan Islamist rebels

Despite the deployment of Congolese troops around Beni, the ADF has been able to mount its deadly attacks

Fourteen bodies were found on Saturday, Kakule Kalunga told AFP. A local chief said they were discovered by Red Cross workers who went into nearby forest to look for those missing after the attack on Kasanzi village in the Beni territory of North Kivu.Beni lies at the heart of an area where the Allied Democratic Forces — linked to Islamic State — have mounted deadly attacks in spite of emergency security measures by President Felix Tshisekedi.

The “19 people were killed by the rebels who plague the territory of Beni, the ADF,” Kalunga said, adding that the victims were killed by “bladed weapons and fire”, and that houses were also set ablaze.In a statement on Friday, Meleki Mulala, a spokesperson for the New Civil Society organisation in Rwenzori, deplored the absence of military personnel around Beni.

The size of the contingent was unknown but around a dozen soldiers could be seen in official photos of a meeting between Tshisekedi and a delegation led by US ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo Mike Hammer.

 

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What is it with this type of cowardly groups and unarmed civilians?

Didn't know Congo has muslims too. Lord help and protect non muslims in Congo.

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