16 Killed, 20 Abducted In Congo Village In Attacks BY IS-Linked Rebels

“The (death) toll remains provisional, as the fate of 20 others kidnapped remains unknown,” coordinator of the New Civil Society of Congo said.

The attacks were said to be done by militants with ties to the Islamic State group |
The attacks were said to be done by militants with ties to the Islamic State group | Photo: File Image
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At least 16 villagers were killed and 20 others were abducted in northeastern Congo during attacks by militants with ties to the Islamic State group, a local civil society group said Friday.

The assailants with the Allied Democratic Forces staged a series of attacks on locals, some while working on their farmlands, between Wednesday and Friday in Ituri province's Mambasa territory, said John Vulverio, coordinator of the New Civil Society of Congo.

“The (death) toll remains provisional, as the fate of 20 others kidnapped remains unknown,” he said.

Among those kidnapped in the attacks were the mother and sister of Gilbert Sivamwenda, a local government official, local media quoted the legislator as saying.

Dozens of villages across Congo are besieged by armed groups made up of either local rebels fighting for power and valuable mineral resources or militants with extremist ideologies. The Allied Democratic Forces have carried out growing attacks in the region and sometimes across the border with neighbouring Uganda where it was originally formed.

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