April 8 (EUROPA PRESS) –
At least eight civilians have been killed in an attack carried out by alleged members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), linked to the jihadist group Islamic State, against a town located in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Sources cited by the Congolese radio station Radio Okapi have indicated that the attacks took place during the night from Saturday to Sunday in Otomabert, 45 kilometers from the town of Komanda, located in the province of North Kivu.
An operations spokesman for the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) has claimed to be aware of the attack, which he has indicated is controlled by the Army, although he has not given any further details.
The ADF, a Ugandan group created in the 1990s especially active in eastern DRC and accused of the massacre of hundreds of civilians in this area of the country, suffered a split in 2019 after its leader swore allegiance to the jihadist group Islamic State in Central Africa (ISCA), under whose banner it has operated since then.
DEAD IN A REFUGEE CAMP AND AMBUSH AGAINST SOLDIER
On the other hand, this weekend three displaced people died and five more were injured due to bombs launched by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group in the city of Goma, in the North Kivu region.
Local authorities have shown their concern when they see that the places where those displaced by the conflict are located are becoming targets of the rebels, in violation of International Humanitarian Law.
Added to this is the death of a FARDC soldier in an ambush that took place between the towns of Duru and Bitima, in the province of Alto-Uele, located in the northeast of the country and on the border with the Central African Republic and Sudan. from the south.
