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  • Up to 60 Christians Killed in D. R. Congo After Rejecting Islamic State “Generous Offer”

    04/17/2026 8:16:42 PM PDT · by Uncle Miltie · 22 replies
    Barnabas Aid ^ | 4/13/26 | Staff
    Up to 60 Christians were massacred by Islamists in the province of Ituri, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on April 1. A source affiliated to Islamic State (IS – also known as ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) reported that its fighters “targeted Christians” after they “rejected the generous offer made to them by Islamic State, based on the just rulings of Islam.” This “generous offer” was likely a demand for members of the Christian community of Bafwakoa, a village in the territory of Mambasa, to convert to Islam or accept dhimmi status as subjugated, supposedly protected, people. One of several...