Islamic State-affiliated fighters believed to be members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed the village of Bulongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province after dark on Sunday, pillaging homes, murdering inhabitants that crossed their path, and setting fire to six vehicles. read more
A rights group and a local official made this report on Monday.
The ADF is a Ugandan militia that has been active in east Congo since the 1990s and killed scores of civilians, many in middle-of-the-night attacks carried out with machetes and hatchets. It pledged alliance to the Islamic State in 2019.
Islamic State claimed its members killed nearly 20 Christians and set fire to six trucks in the attack using machine guns and returned back to their bases unhurt.