ADF rebels kill 89 civilians in eastern Congo attacks

Democratic Republic of Congo military personnel (Fardc) patrol against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (Nalu) rebels near Beni in North-Kivu province.

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Islamic State-linked rebels have killed 89 civilians in multiple attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Lubero territory, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African country, known as Monusco, said on Friday.

The attacks were carried out by fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in several localities of North Kivu province between November 13 and November 19, and the 89 killed included at least 20 women and an undetermined number of children, Monusco said in a statement.