Terrorist group murders farmers in Congo-Kinshasa

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The terrorist movement ADF in northeastern Congo-Kinshasa has attacked civilians in the region for several years. The dead are being taken care of by the military from Congo-Kinshasa. Archive photo. Photo: Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro/AP/TT

At least 25 farmers in northeastern Congo-Kinshasa have been killed by a group suspected of having links to the terrorist movement IS.

The attack on civilians in Ituri province is said to have taken place on Sunday night, but was only confirmed on Monday by security sources. The ADF group carried out the attacks on several smaller towns, many of the victims were killed with machetes after they were captured and tied up.

“All the victims were farmers working in the fields,” local leader Leon Undemutau Manzaleke told AFP.

The ADF movement emerged in neighboring Uganda and has since 2019 claimed to be affiliated with the terrorist group IS. The ADF has repeatedly carried out deadly raids against civilians in the region, despite the group being fought by military forces from Congo-Kinshasa and Uganda.