Posted on 04/03/2026 6:12:00 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie
At least 43 people have been killed in an attack by a rebel group linked to ISIL (ISIS) in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the army.
Regional army spokesperson Lieutenant Jules Tshikudi Ngongo said on Thursday that at least “43 compatriots were killed and 44 houses torched” during the previous day’s attack in Bafwakoa, located in Mambasa territory, in the province of Ituri.
Authorities blamed the attack on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group led by former Ugandan rebels that has sworn allegiance to ISIL.
The army has struggled to contain the group, as it battles several other rebel groups in the east, the most prominent one being the Rwandan-backed M23, which last year seized Goma, the largest city in eastern DRC, as well as several other major cities.
Baptiste Munyapandi, territorial administrator of Mambasa, told the Reuters news agency that search operations were continuing and that the death toll could rise.
Houses were set on fire, some victims were killed with machetes, while others burned in their homes, and two people were abducted, Christian Alimasi, a local customary official in Mambasa territory, told Reuters.
The number of ADF fighters in DRC is unclear, but they are a significant presence in the region.
ADF attacks on civilians have intensified in recent months in parts of Ituri and neighbouring North Kivu province, despite joint Congolese-Ugandan military operations against the group launched in 2021.
Last year, the ADF killed 66 people and abducted several more in a neighbouring area.
“The ADF avoids direct combat with the army and all its partners; that’s why they attack the population in a way that sabotages peace efforts and acts of revenge against the population, thus reprisals against our people,” Ngongo, the Congolese army spokesperson, told The Associated Press news agency.
Data from Insecurity Insight, a research organisation that analyses verified violent incidents affecting civilians, shows the ADF accounted for about a quarter of reported violence against civilians in eastern DRC between 2020 and 2025.
Obviously they were celebrating DR Congo’s qualification for the World Cup.
Islamic savages are destroying Africa and Madagascar.
They want it badly and will demonically rape, behead, disembowel, eviscerate, burn, crucify and torture all Christians and Jews everywhere.
Europe and the UK let it happen. They are WORTHLESS.
President Trump ordered U.S. airstrikes against ISIS militants in Nigeria on December 25, 2025, who were attacking Christians.
Have the UK and EU done anything? NO.
Same with Iran.
And I won’t comment on the papacy:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/spanish-priest-found-guilty-of-hate-crime-after-criticizing-muslim-persecution-of-christians/
The excerpt does not specifically state that.
Rappers
"While the CIA does not typically publicize its current operational locations, U.S. intelligence and security activities are significantly active in the northeast and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as of early 2026. This activity is primarily focused on monitoring regional conflict and implementing new strategic agreements between Washington and Kinshasa.
Historical Context:
+The CIA has a long, documented history in the DRC dating back to the 1960s, involving:
Regime Change: Support for the coup that deposed Patrice Lumumba in 1960.
Paramilitary Ops: Air and maritime operations in the 1960s to suppress rebellions in the eastern provinces.
"Would you like more details on the specific mineral assets the U.S. is targeting in the northeast, or more information on the M23 conflict?"
Are you suggesting that when muslims murder animists and Christians it’s the CIA’s fault?
Do you really think they care?
I suspect that there were rumors that a witchdoctor in the DRC had a goblin that was stealing their wives underwear. Very serious problem over there because if you let him get away with it he will shrink your penis.
Be more obtuse.
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