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Mar- 2021 -11 MarchAfrica
US Says Deadly DR Congo ADF Militia Linked to Islamic State
Washington on Thursday labeled the ADF militia, suspected of hundreds of civilian killings in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, a "foreign terrorist organization" linked to Islamic State.
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1 MarchAfrica
ADF Militia Raids in Eastern DR Congo Kill 10 Civilians: Army
Fighters thought to belong to the notorious Allied Democratic Forces militia killed 10 civilians in two overnight attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army said Sunday.
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Feb- 2021 -16 FebruaryAfrica
At Least 10 Killed in Fresh DR Congo Attack, ADF Blamed
Suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces militia killed at least 10 people in eastern DR Congo overnight, sources said Tuesday.
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8 FebruaryAfrica
DR Congo Militia Kills at Least 12 in New Attack
Fighters believed to belong to the ADF militia have killed at least 12 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, local sources said Sunday.
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Aug- 2020 -27 AugustAfrica
DR Congo Militia Kills 24 in Troubled Beni Region
At least 24 civilians were killed over two days by a notorious militia in the Beni region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the army is battling armed groups, a local source said.
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Jun- 2020 -16 JuneAfrica
Six Killed as Militia Torches Homes in East DR Congo: Local Official
Six civilians were killed and dozens of homes were torched in an attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo blamed on the notorious ADF militia, a local official said Monday.
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May- 2020 -25 MayAfrica
Nine Killed in Eastern DR Congo Attack
Nine civilians were killed on Sunday in the eastern DR Congo region of Beni in another attack blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia, according to local sources. The attackers fled after a gunfight with army troops, according to Anthony Mualushayi, a regional army spokesman. The fighters “burned down some houses” and people have fled, said Donat Kibwana, the region’s administrator, adding that there were “some wounded on the military side.” Local official Bozi Sindiwako told AFP that two women and seven men were killed. The ADF is accused of killing more than 400 civilians in six months in retaliation for a military offensive launched in October against their bases. More than 1,000 civilians have died in attacks blamed on the ADF in the Beni region since October 2014. They often target farmers returning from the fields or at home in their villages at night. The mainly Muslim movement originated in neighboring Uganda, opposed to the rule of President Yoweri Museveni. In 1995 they crossed the border into DR Congo, which became its base of operations. “Barbaric acts” are being committed by militiamen in Beni and elsewhere in eastern DR Congo, the government said at a cabinet meeting on Friday. …
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Oct- 2019 -25 OctoberAfrica
UN says will not support ‘foreign forces’ in DR Congo as Great Lakes military chiefs meet
The UN ruled out giving any support to the armed forces of neighboring countries if they intervene militarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Apr- 2019 -18 AprilAfrica
ISIS claims first attack in DR Congo, saying it killed soldiers near Uganda border
Islamic State claimed that it killed Congolese soldiers in an attack in Kamago near the Congo-Uganda border
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Jan- 2019 -29 JanuaryAfrica
Ugandans detained in Mozambique over attacks in gas-rich Cabo Delgado province
Mozambique police said they had arrested three Ugandans on suspicion of leading attacks in the country's gas-rich Cabo Delgado province
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