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25 killed in attack by Islamic State-backed group in eastern Congo, rights group says

The Allied Democratic Forces insurgency in eastern Congo has caused over 100 deaths since last July, with 15 men burned alive and seven shot in the latest attack, rights groups said.

  • An attack by an Islamic State-linked militant group in eastern Congo killed at least 25 people early Sunday, according to a rights group based in Ituri province.
  • The dead from the attack by the Alliance Democratic Force include 15 men who were burned alive in a house and seven who were shot in the village of Apakulu.
  • The ADF, which operates in the border region between Uganda and Congo, has killed several civilians and grew out of an insurgency against Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's rule.
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least 25 people were killed in a massacre by militant Islamists.

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25 killed in attack by Islamic State-backed group in eastern Congo, rights group says

A militant group linked to the Islamic State has attacked eastern Congo, killing at least 25 people.

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