Militants killed at least 11 people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said on Saturday.
This is the latest attack to hit the turbulent region.
The attack occurred on Friday, June 30 in the village of Mutuey, and the surrounding area, in Ituri province’s Irumu territory, according to village chief Adidas Mupitapilipo.
Militants from the Islamist-aligned Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed 13 people, he said, adding that only 11 bodies could be recovered.
A security official in the area, who asked not to be named, also said that ADF fighters had killed 11 people in Mutuey.
A local Red Cross official likewise said the ADF had killed 11 people.
The Islamic State group claims the ADF as its central African affiliate.
It is one of the deadliest militias in eastern Congo, accused of slaughtering thousands of civilians.
Congolese army spokesman for military operations in Ituri, Lieutenant Jules Ngongo, confirmed that an ADF attack had occurred in the area but said he had no information about the number of people killed.
Armed groups have plagued mineral-rich eastern DRC for three decades, a legacy of regional wars that flared in the 1990s and 2000s.
The ADF, the deadliest militia in eastern DRC, was historically a Ugandan rebel coalition whose largest group was made up of Muslims.
Since last April, ADF attacks have killed at least 370 civilians and several hundred people have been abducted, including a significant number of children, according to the UN.
The group also extended its area of operations to Goma and int
The seven countries of the East African Community (EAC) set up the East Africa Community Regional Force (EACRF) military force in April 2023 to try to end bloodshed linked to decades of militant activity in Congo’s east.
By Agencies
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